tci Part B Insider - 2010 Issue 25

Reader Questions: Severe Asthma Control Depends on Who Administered Services

Question: I'm looking at notes from my anesthesiologist for an encounter with a patient with a severe asthmatic attack. She notes that the patient was already ventilated at the time of status asthmaticus, so the patient was removed from the vent and brought to the intensive care unit (ICU). Apparently the patient was still connected to anesthesia delivery, so the gas used to treat the asthma was delivered via the anesthesia machine. Is there a CPT code for this?Missouri SubscriberAnswer: The correct CPT code for the delivery of the antiinhalation agent would likely be 94640 (Pressurized or nonpressurized...

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