Respiratory Question for the Week of February 5, 2018

Question:

What code should be assigned for the management of CPAP services?

Answer:

The following CPT^® code may be used for the initiation and subsequent management of CPAP or BiPAP. Services are billed per day, not per hour, for CPAP and BiPAP.

94660

Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation (CPAP), initiation and management

CPT^® is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

This question was answered in the 2018 edition of our Coding Essentials for RT/Pulmonary Function. For more hot topics relating to respiratory therapy services, please view our store, or call us at 1.800.252.1578 ext. 2.

Fee schedules, relative value units, conversion factors and/or related components are not assigned by the AMA, are not part of CPT, and the AMA is not recommending their use. The AMA does not directly or indirectly practice medicine or dispense medical services. The AMA assumes no liability for data contained or not contained herein.

CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

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