AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 5 (May)

Medicine: Pulmonary (May 2019)

May 2019 page 10d Medicine: Pulmonary Question: Is spirometry (94010) a component of the pulmonary tests described by codes 94617, 94618, and 94621? Answer: Code 94010, Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement(s), with or without maximal voluntary ventilation), is an intrinsic part of CPT code 94617, Exercise test for bronchospasm, including pre- and post-spirometry, electrocardiographic recording(s), and pulse oximetry; therefore, it may not be reported separately in conjunction with code 94617. However, the work represented in code 94010 is not an inclusive component of either code 94618, Pulmonary stress testing (eg, 6-minute...

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