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isabelreyna:
 :-\I work in a chiropractice office we been billing these codes to bc but they keep denying as "separately billing service/test have been bundle as they are components of the same procedure.

kristin:
Was the Marcaine administered via an IV? If not, you cannot bill for it separately.

isabelreyna:
thank you for your help, greatly appreciate your help. Can I ask why? they are big dollar medication.

kristin:
Anesthetic drugs such as marcaine and lidocaine when administered in an injection are not separately payable from the injection code itself, they are considered part of the injection code already. You can bill for the therapeutic drugs injected, such as dexamethasone, etc, but not the anesthetic drugs.

Marcaine/bupvacaine is generally a very inexpensive drug, with a 50 ML bottle costing about $4.00. Not sure why you say it is a big dollar medication?

isabelreyna:
k, thank you for your advice a little more on how is billed: Its a Chiropractic office the MD is billing it as

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