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How Many Codes Are Needed to Report a Pediatric Pneumogram?

Question: Our provider is weaning a preterm infant from a home apnea monitor and performed a pediatric pneumogram. The pneumogram was performed 20 days after the home apnea monitoring started. I’m new to coding and am unsure how to report this service. What codes do I need to assign for my claim? Pennsylvania Subscriber Answer: In this case, you’ll assign only 94774 [...]
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