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Medical Coding

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A patient is receiving chemotherapy through her intra-arterial access port. She is scheduled for an infusion that will last about 50 minutes. This infusion will be for the drug methotrexate sodium and she will receive 50 mg. What is the correct code for this procedure?
  1. 96420, J9260
  2. 96422, J9260
  3. 96423, J9260
  4. 96425, J9260
Explanation
Answer: B - 96422 is the correct code for intra-arterial chemotherapy administration using the infusion technique for up to one hour. Code J9260 is the correct code for 50 mg of Methotrexate.
Code 96420 is incorrect because this code is for the push technique. Code 96423 is incorrect because this code is the add-on code for each additional hour after the first. Code 94625 is incorrect because this code is for a prolonged infusion (more than eight hours).
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