Pulmonology Coding Alert
Revel in the Plethora of Pulmonary Codes Coming Your Way This Winter
Published on Wed Jan 11, 2006
Start marking up your encounter sheets. Starting Jan. 1, 2007, you'll need new entries for ablation therapy, ventilators, continuous bronchodilation and more.
CPT 2007 adds 1 respiratory system code, 11 pulmonary codes and 1 allergy code
Make sure you don't overlook adding or deleting any applicable codes with this chart:
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