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Ace Pulmonary Testing Coding With This Expert Advice

Published on Tue Nov 14, 2017

Take these suggestions, report PFTs with precision. With 50 codes to choose from in the Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies section of CPT®, the potential for coders to make a mistake when documenting pulmonary function testing (PFT) is always there. Why? Many of the codes are subject to bundling, and some describe complex procedures that can be confusing at first [...]
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