Joseph, age 6, was admitted and an IV started for dehydration due to severe gastroenterocolitis for the previous three days. The physician ordered this IV to be administered over 5 hours. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT codes for IV hydration are 96360 for the first hour and 96361 for each additional hour. Since the IV is to be administered over 5 hours, one code for the initial hour (96360) and four additional hours (96361 X 4) are needed. The correct ICD-10-CM codes are E86.0 for dehydration and K52.9 for noninfective gastroenteritis and colitis, unspecified. The order of the ICD-10-CM codes (E86.0, K52.9) reflects the primary reason for the encounter followed by the underlying condition.

Joseph, Age 6, Was Admitted and an IV Started for Dehydration