CPT code 96372

What does CPT code 96372 mean on a medical bill?

This is the charge for giving you a shot — medicine pushed into a muscle or under the skin, like a pain shot or an anti-nausea shot. It pays for the act of giving the injection, and the drug itself is billed on its own separate line. That means one shot normally produces two charges, which surprises people. Two different shots should show two of these lines; one shot should show one.

What does CPT code 96372 usually cost?

The injection and the drug are always two different lines, so judge them separately. The administration charge belongs to the hospital or clinic, while a doctor's group may also bill for the visit in which the shot was ordered.

What should I watch out for with CPT code 96372?

• An injection line with no matching drug line, or a drug billed with no record of it being given
• More injection lines than shots you remember — ask for the medication administration record
• A shot given in the muscle billed under the code for a drug pushed into a vein, which is a different line