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Breathe Easy Knowing You're Updated on Common Spirometry Tests

Published on Sat Mar 27, 2010

Hint: You might not need as many codes on the claim as you expect. CPT 2010 lists several codes for spirometry testing under "Other Procedures" in the Medicine section. The next time you're faced with determining the best code for a patient, be sure you know the differences between these most-common options -- and which codes you don't need to include on your claim. Look to 94010 As Your First Choice When coding spirometry, the most frequent choice for most pediatricians is 94010 (Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement[s], with or without maximal voluntary ventilation). Scenario: An established patient presents for a follow-up visit after an episode of respiratory distress where she needed a nebulizer or inhaler treatment. The staff evaluates the child's respiratory status at that visit and treats the child. You report 94010 along with an E/M code for the office visit; [...]
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