tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 44

Part B Coding Coach: 94640: Take This Quick Short-Interval Inhalation Therapy Quiz to Aid Your Coding

94640: Take This Quick Short-Interval Inhalation Therapy Quiz to Aid Your CodingDoes your physician administer airway inhalation therapy treatment several times a day at short intervals (e.g., 10 minutes)? If you don't know the distinction between 94640 and other inhalation treatment codes, you may find your claim in limbo land.Here's an opportunity to test your skill with some tricky 94640 situations. Check out the scenarios and figure out how you'd code these examples before reading the answers below.Scenario 1: When an established patient with emphysema presents complaining of shortness of breath, the physician administers inhalation treatment...

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