Respiratory Therapy

Are there any important compliance points to know for physician orders and respiratory rehabilitation services?

What is the difference between codes 31640, 31641, and 31643?

Do 94667 and 94668 apply to the demonstration of the patient’s utilization of a flutter valve device?

Are the additional 30 minutes included with codes 95816-95822?

How is extended monitoring defined for codes 95812 and 95813?

What does Medicare cover for an HST procedure?

What are the codes for home sleep testing and what are the payment rates?

How is code 94762 reimbursed?

If the operative report states that the tracheobronchial tree was evaluated with a bronchoscope and that sterile saline washings were recovered and sent for culture and a cytologic examination was peformed, is 31622 correct?

Can we obtain VO2 by calculation?

Can we use fractional time amounts when reporting additional time with code 94781?

For code 95807, what does “attended” mean?