Does revenue Code 250 require HCPCS?

Revenue code 250 does not require HCPCS coding. However, drugs that can be self-administered are not covered by Medicare. The professional services listed below when provided in a hospital outpatient department are separately covered and paid as the professional services of physicians and other practitioners.

What is Procedure Code 250?

There are several ways revenue code 250 can be used for billing outpatient medications. The first pertains to billing for a covered medication which does not have a valid HCPCS or CPT code. In this instance, revenue code 250 may be billed without a corresponding code.

What are hospital revenue codes?

Revenue codes are 4-digit numbers that are used on hospital bills to tell the insurance companies either where the patient was when they received treatment, or what type of item a patient might have received as a patient. A medical claim will not be paid if this is missing from a bill.

What does 260-q0081-22 stand for?

260 – Q0081-22, SH Incidental drugs and supplies Incidental drugs and supplies are used to deliver the service. These items are included in the administration fee and are not paid separately. Revenue Code Description Level of Code

What is the Revenue Code for intravenous therapy?

Revenue Code: Description: Level of Code: Code: Description: 260: Intravenous therapy: general classification: HCPCS: Q0081-22: Infusion therapy using other than chemotherapeutic drugs, per visit: 76x: Treatment/observation room

What is the HCPCS code for IV therapy?

IV therapy should be billed using revenue code 260 and HCPCS code Q0081 with modifier code 22. Therapies may include, but are not limited to, the following: Hydration therapy (Please indicate the number of liters and whether the hydration solution contains additives.) Intravenous immune gammaglobulin therapy (IVIG).

What is the Revenue Code for hospital supplies?

Supplies are a big part of hospital charges for hospitals. The revenue codes for these charges range from 270 to 279. Most supplies don’t have a HCPCS code associated with them (I’m assuming this audience knows what a HCPCS code is), but a great many do.