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Consider These Details in Asthma Encounter

Published on Wed Dec 21, 2022

Question: An established patient recently visited our pulmonology practice for a follow-up of their moderate persistent asthma. The pulmonologist performed spirometry with maximal voluntary ventilation before and after albuterol administration. Following review of the results, the pulmonologist considered the dose of the patient’s current albuterol medication and maintained it. How do we code this encounter? Washington Subscriber Answer: You’ll need two CPT® [...]
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