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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