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Pick Your J Codes Carefully for Reporting Albuterol Inhalation

Published on Thu Jun 11, 2015

Question: Our office has received enquiries for administration of Albuterol/levalbuterol inhalation solution. How should I bill for it? Are there any issues with getting reimbursed for it? Missouri Subscriber Answer:  For providing Albuterol/levalbuterol inhalation services, Medicare recognizes the following code choices: J7611 -- Albuterol, inhalation solution, FDA-approved final product, noncompounded, administered through DME, concentrated form, 1 mg J7612 -- Levalbuterol, inhalation [...]
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