tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 1

Reader Question: Don't Fret Over Capturing Spirometry With Inhalation Therapy

Question: If our pulmonologist performs spirometry to assess a patient and then decides to perform inhalation treatment for the patient, can I report both the procedures together? Also, if our clinician performs multiple inhalation treatments to the same patient in the same day or session, can these be reported with multiple codes or should it just be reported with one CPT® code? Answer: If your pulmonologist performs a spirometry prior to performing inhalation therapy, you can report both the procedures for the same session. So, in this case you will be reporting both 94010 (Spirometry, including graphic record, total...

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