AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 10 (October)

Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies (October 2017)

October 2017 pages 3-4 Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies Several changes have been made in the Medicine/Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set for 2018. Two new codes (94617, 94618) have been added, one code (94620) has been deleted, and another code (94621) has been revised to reflect changes made to identify exercise testing for bronchospasm, pulmonary stress testing, and cardiopulmonary testing procedures. In addition, new parenthetical guidelines have been added to clarify the reporting of these services. This article addresses these changes. Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies 94617Exercise test for...

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