Question

A patient is brought to the emergency room after ingesting a bottle of verapamil as a suicide attempt. the physician ordered 10mg of glucagon hcl to be administered as an antidote mixed in 100 ml of d5w in an iv over 2 minutes. what hcpcs code(s) should be assigned?

Answer 1

J1610 x 10, J7060

HCPCS or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Code is a coding system in healthcare services like CPT or ICD-10 code. In this case, the patient got glucagon injection 10mg(J1610 x10) and 5% dextrose water(J7060). This coding help people to understand treatment and easier billing.