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96365 not covered with dx. by Anthem

I have a question regarding covering 96365 antibiotic administration in ED.

Our ED physician documented UTI as final dx. I coded N39.0 for UTI and B96.89 for bacteria according to documentation. in addition, I added R10.11, R10.12, R11.0, and R50.9. Patient received 25 min of IV antibiotic for which I charged 96365.
Antem insurance is not covering 96365. According to CCI/LCD edit the diagnosis are not covered.
Can someone help me to figure out what else I can add so the insurance will cover it?

“UTI without hematuria, site unspecified. Pt. with kuri symptoms of dysuria and hematuria started on Bactrim on Friday. Today developed bilateral flank pain and nausea. Low fever 38.2.consistent wiith pyelo. Labs are normal. She has a few wbsc in urine along with rbsc, but many epithelial cells. Still 2+ bacteria. Will give rocephin and zofram.”

1529-CCI/LCD Edit charge review
-CPT 96365 is not covered. Noncoverd dx. List. N39.0, B96.89, R10.11, R11.12, R10.0, R50.9.

In other example,

final dx. UTI, DYSPNEA.
ED provider documented: no suspicious of ACS or MI, pneumonia. He feels comfortable going home and return if getting worse. His blood pressure stays the same when he stands up.
Urinalysis, microscopic done, blood, EKG, X-RAY. all negative.

Thank you so much for any help,
NIKI

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EP physiology Study CPT add on code 93623 Vs 96365 post ablation

93623 is an add on code used when IV intravenous drug infusion is used for programmed stimulation and pacing at the beginning of a case. One of my physicians is not using IV drug for pacing at the beginning of the case and this cpt code cannot be used to verify the effectiveness of the ablation procedure at the end. So she is using Isubrel at the end of the ablation to see if any arrhythmias can be invoked and now she wants me to bill CPT 96365- for the post ablation to test existing arrhythmias. Does anyone know if this is feasible? I can’t find any information on the use of this cpt for Post EP study. I appreciate any help.

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CPT 96365 and 96367 in Outpatient Hospital Setting

Hello all. I’m wondering if anyone can help.

I’m auditing an outpatient UB that has 96365 on 10/9/18 and 96367 on 10/10/18. I’m new to Outpatient coding and was wondering if billing these on different dates of service is allowed. The itemized bill does not have times or anything like that attached. If it is or is not allowed, can you please let me know what source you used and possibly the URL? I have to be able to defend my audits.

Thanks!
Yvonne

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96365 with POS 12

we have issue w/ BCBS as well. Our contract includes our per diem for home and office IV infusion. By contract, we can use 96365 or S9494. We were using the 96365 with a POS 12 and one claim for one patient denied…..so in working the claim, my billers were told we must use the S9494 for home infusion and now our claims are paying inconsistently. Can I use a POS 12 with a 96365?

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