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Oct 24th, 2012 - dgwh1202 2
Therapeutic Phlebotomy
Would you bill differently if you removed 2 pints of blood versus 1 pint?
Oct 24th, 2012 - nmaguire 2,606
re: Therapeutic Phlebotomy
Typically, therapeutic phlebotomy may consist of removal of 1 unit (350 to 450 ml). The CPT® code does not give unit numbers. Providers use therapeutic phlebotomy to reduce a patient’s total blood volume, decrease the number of red cells, or reduce high amounts of iron in the blood. (code 99195). May take more than 1 unit. Still 1 code.
Oct 24th, 2012 - dgwh1202 2
re: Therapeutic Phlebotomy
Thank you for your quick response.