Make determinations for self-administered drugs
APC Payment Insider, January 1, 2009
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Plan for best practices
Always remember the problem of self-administered medications is an outpatient phenomenon, William L. Malm, ND, RN, a partner at Health Revenue Integrity Services in Westlake, OH, said during the July 23, 2008, HCPro audio conference, “Self-Administered Drugs [SAD]: Conquer Coverage, Coding, and Billing Concerns.” For outpatient self-administered medications, one of two revenue codes may be appropriate based on the delivery:
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