Evaluation And Management
Chapter 2
Section 5.2
Anticoagulant Management
Issue Date: August
25, 2008
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1.0 CPT PROCEDURE
CODES
99363, 99364
2.0 DESCRIPTION
Anticoagulant
services are intended to describe the outpatient management of Warfarin therapy,
including ordering, review, and interpretation of International
Normalized Ratio (INR) testing, communication with patient, and
dosage adjustments as appropriate.
3.0 POLICY
Outpatient
anticoagulation management (CPT procedure codes 99363 and 99364)
for patients receiving long-term anticoagulant therapy (e.g., Warfarin)
in the office or outpatient setting may be considered for cost-sharing.
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