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Heparin in bladder instillations – HELP!

Our urogynecology office does bladder instillations frequently, & always bills Heparin. I just want to make sure we are billing them correctly. I discovered recently that we are incorrectly billing the units of HEPARIN. Chart states 40,000 units, we’ve been billing 1. Yikes!

Here is how we code the instillations –

51700
81003-59
J1644 1 unit (Heparin)
J2001-59 1 unit (lidocaine)
A4550 (sterile tray)

With this newly found error in units for Heparin – we are trying to figure out the new "cost" for J1644. Right now 1 unit is $ 14. Where can I find this info? Because if I code Heparin properly, that would be 40 units (40 X 1,000 = 40,000 units)….which will DOUBLE the cost of the instillation – that doesn’t seem right? The office is not being very helpful in finding this info. out – they claim it is included in the cost of the tray? But Mediare denies the tray’s so then they get $ 0.00 ?

Any help anyone can offer would be GREAT! Thanks.

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PST and bladder instillations

Hello there! I am in need of assistance on how to bill the below procedures…

Procedure #1: What CPT and HCPCS am I going to bill?
PST: Informed consent given. Pt. placed in dorsolithotomy position. After cleansing patient with iodine swabs, bladder was cathed using a straight cath. 40 cc of Solution A was instilled in the bladder. After two minutes, patient is asked to rate the discomfort and urgency on a scale of 0-4 with 4 being the worst they could imagine. Water is drawn off and 40 cc of Solution B was instilled into the bladder. After two minutes, patient is again asked to rate the discomfort and urgency on a scale of 0-4, considering their baseline.
Solution A: Normal Saline Solution
Ratings: Discomfort2 Urgency 0
B: Potassium solution: 20 cc KCL, 80 cc normal saline
Ratings: Discomfort4 Urgency 4
Treatment Rescue Solution: 4 cc Heparin, 10,000 units/cc, 5 cc lidocaine 1%, 10 cc sodium bicarb, 5 cc Marcaine.
Rescue Solution was instilled in the bladder and pt. was instructed to retain fluid for at least 1/2 hour, but up to 2 hours before urinating.

Procedure #2: What CPT and/or HCPCS am I going to bill?
Pt placed in dorsolitotomy position. After cleansing with betadine swabs x 3, pt. was catherized with a straight cath. Treatment Rescue solution: 4 cc Heparin, 10,000 units/cc, 5 cc lidocaine 1%, 10 cc sodium bicarb, 5 cc Marcaine was instilled into the bladder. Pt. instructed to leave solution in bladder for 1/2 hour to 2 hours before urinating. Pt. tolerated procedure well.

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