J2001 coding

How do I code for Xylocaine given as an injection. J2001 states it is for IV infusion, and that is not what we're doing. Anyone have an idea on this?

re: J2001 coding

Didn't realize it says intravenous. Have been billing it with 96372 and as far as I know have been paid for it for lidocaine.

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I know, they pay for it. But according to the code, the route is IV, not IM. So, it is incorrect to use it with 96372.

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Found some information on an Orthopedic website:

2. J2001 describes Lidocaine for Intravenous (IV) infusion, which is not the drug administered for a joint injection. IV lidocaine is used for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, not as a local anesthetic!
3. There is no Lidocaine J code to describe the lidocaine injected at the time of a joint injection. Medicare deleted J2000 around 2004. If one looks at the CCI edits, J2000 shows the deletion in April 2004.


This makes sense, because most anesthesia related procedures are bundled with the procedure.

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I literally just got off the phone with a drug rep asking this same question. You have to use J3490 if it's administered by injection. It's an unclassified code. Then in box 19 on the HCFA 1500, note the drug description including NDC, name of drug, and the mg.

Example: LIDOCAINE HYDROCHLORIDE ANHYDROUS, NDC #0409-4276-02, 10 MG