AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 12 (December)

THEN and NOW: Mechanical Chest Wall Oscillation (94669) (December 2013)

December 2013 pages 12-13 CPT Assistant THEN and NOW As medical terminology and the performance of services and procedures change, so do the associated reporting methods. In this feature, we will regularly revisit previously published articles to correct, revise, update, and/or reiterate long- standing information. Mechanical Chest Wall Oscillation (94669) The September 2010 (p 3) edition of CPT® Assistant contained a Coding Communication to clarify the reporting of codes 94640, 94664, 94667, and 94668 for manual and mechanical chest wall manipulation. Codes 94667 and 94668 should be reported as appropriate for the performance of manual chest wall manipulation to...

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