Respiratory Question for the Week of October 9, 2017
To follow-up on last week’s Q&A re: billing vent management in the ED, how is this billed if provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)?
To follow-up on last week’s Q&A re: billing vent management in the ED, how is this billed if provided in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs)?
How should vent management in the ED be billed?
Does Medicare have a frequency limit on use of code 94750—pulmonary compliance study (e.g., plethysmography, volume and pressure measurements)?
Can code 94726 be reported with code 94727?
Are G0436 and G0437 the correct HCPCS level II codes to use for counseling to prevent tobacco use?
Can code 94200 (maximum breathing capacity, maximal voluntary ventilation) be billed with any other?
Is physician office-based spirometry covered by Medicare?
Is it appropriate to charge 94150 for ventilator weans? If not, what should be charged?
Can you provide any basic guidelines regarding the required documentation for separately reporting inpatient RT?
When a diagnostic or surgical endoscopy of the respiratory system is performed and an evaluation of the access regions is performed, can the evaluation be reported separately?
What revenue codes may be used for respiratory therapy codes?
How many times does Medicare allow CPT® code 94664 to be reported for demonstrating a nebulizer to a patient?
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