Revenue Code For J7620

For higher doses if supported by medical necessity you may report j7620 x 2 or more.

Revenue code for j7620. The first hour with add on code 94645 continuous inhalation treatment with aerosol medication for acute airway obstruction. Make sure you document the medical necessity of the inhalation treatment in the medical record to support your billing i e documentation of an acute patient episode requiring immediate nebulizer treatment. Albuterol up to 2 5 mg and ipratropium bromide up to 0 5 mg fda approved final product non compounded administered through dme request dataset. Code j7620 is often called a duoneb because the nebulizing product is a combination of two medication agents.

J7620 has been in effect since 01 01 2007. Asthma j45 acute bronchitis j20 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease copd j44. Target ndc code j7620 albuterol up to 2 5 mg and ipratropium bromide up to 0 5 mg fda approved final product non compounded administered through dme. Ndc hcpcs code labeler drug name dosage package size package quantity billable units billable units pkg.

Each additional hour list separately in addition to code for primary procedure represents a less common method of inhalation treatment administration. Code 94644 continuous inhalation treatment with aerosol medication for acute airway obstruction. Note that some fis have specific policies for this service. There is no appropriate hcpcs code for the albuterol therefore report it as a packaged drug using revenue code 250.

Hcpcs procedure supply codes j7620 albuterol up to 2 5 mg and ipratropium bromide up to 0 5 mg fda approved final product non compounded administered through dme the above description is abbreviated. This code description may also have includes excludes notes guidelines examples and other information. For instance j7620 describes albuterol and ipratropium with unit dosages of 2 5 mg and 0 5 mg respectively.