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Albumin injection with a paracentesis

Date: Feb 21, 2019

Question:

Are you allowed to report code 96365 for the albumin infusion done after a paracentesis (49083)? There is an edit that can be bypassed with an -XU/-59 modifier. We are not sure if the infusion would be considered part of the procedure.

Question ID : 12028
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