tci E/M Coding Alert - 2021 Issue Q3

You Be the Coder: Count on New Prescription to Code This Encounter

Question: An established patient comes in for a routine evaluation and management (E/M) visit, where they discussed their concerns about the efficacy of their current asthma prescription with the pulmonologist. The doctor prescribed a new prescription with a Diskus inhaler. The pulmonologist also instructed the patient on how to use the new inhaler. What are the correct codes to use for this visit? South Dakota Subscriber Answer: For the scenario you described, you will use 94664 (Demonstration and/ or evaluation of patient utilization of an aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler or IPPB device) to code the pulmonologist’s...

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