CMS creates diagnosis code for extravasation therapy

CMS creates diagnosis code for extravasation therapy Going forward, hospital pharmacists will find it easier to get reimbursement for vesicant chemotherapy extravasation. The reason? The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has set up ICD-9-CM codes for this condition, which occurs when vesicant chemotherapy agents leak from a vein or are inadvertently administered into the patient's tissue. The codes go into effect on Oct. 1. At present, TopoTarget A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark, makes the only approved treatment for anthracycline extravasation, called