AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 8 (August)
Medicine (August 2003)
August 2003 page 15 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Medicine, 90780 (Q&A) Question When chemotherapy agents are being infused and an antiemetic or other non-chemotherapy drug is given at the same time, can the administration of the nonchemotherapy drugs be reported separately? AMA Comment Based on the guidelines in the chemotherapy administration subsection of the CPT Book, medications (eg, antibiotics, steridal agents, antiemetics, narcotics, analgesics, biological agents) administered independently or sequentially as supportive management of chemotherapy administration, should be separately reported with codes 90780-90788, as appropriate. Medicine (August 2003). CPT® Assistant. 2003; August 2003 page 15 ...
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