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CPT® 94010, Under Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 94010 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Pulmonary Diagnostic Testing and Therapies.

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The provider or technician administers a spirometry test to assess the patient's respiratory function. The spirometer is attached to a computer that records the total and timed vital capacity (maximum expired air) and expiratory flow rate (speed of expiration) and displays the results as a graph. The patient may or may not be required to exhale rapidly over 12 to 15 seconds after deep breathing.

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CPT coding PFT interpretations
[QUOTE="Joyce Burchett, post: 322184, member: 24445"] I have 2 physicians that do PFT interpretations at outlying hospitals. Is anyone familiar with PFT codes that are used. I need to talk to someon... [ Read More ]
Reading ONLY of a PFT
If you are ordering, not performing, and then reading and interpreting the findings with report, then the code with -26 is usually appropriate. I don't code for pulm, but it does sound like you are d... [ Read More ]
Reading ONLY of a PFT
If your physician is reading and interpreting the PFT with report/findings, then 94010-26 would be appropriate. If you are billing 94010-26, you may NOT then count it toward data on E/M leveling. If ... [ Read More ]
Reading ONLY of a PFT
[QUOTE="Pam Brooks, post: 511353, member: 4811"] with the -26 modifier, if the PFT has a Professional/technical split. Make sure the provider documents a report. I'm assuming the PFT is being done e... [ Read More ]
When billing a sprio (94010), Patch Placement (95044) does a MD, PA or NP have to physically be on site or can they be at another physical location?
When billing a sprio (94010), Patch Placement (95044) does a MD, PA or NP have to physically be on site or can they be at another physical location?... [ Read More ]
PFT Bundling Code (Help Needed)
You bill 94060 when Spiro done using bronchodilator If no bronchodilator then 94010.... [ Read More ]
Pulmonary Coding Question
Our provider is a PCP but also specializes in Pulmonary. The doctor goes to the hospital and reads PFT's - we have been coding as follows: 94726, 94060 (with bronchodilator) or 94010 (without bronchod... [ Read More ]
Coding Pulmonary
Our provider is a PCP but also specializes in Pulmonary. The doctor goes to the hospital and reads PFT's - we have been coding as follows: 94726, 94060 (with bronchodilator) or 94010 (without bronchod... [ Read More ]
PFT Bundling Code (Help Needed) pft pulmonoary
Trying to clean up the billing department and my provider reads PFTS. He has a patient that he did a PFT with Bronch, DLCO, Spiro, and Lung Volume Study on. I am being told that we should bill 94060 a... [ Read More ]
Pulmonary function tests
I see this all the time and see no reason why 94010 would be denied unless there is a Payor specific issue. I have never seen it denied in my office so far and I see 94060 or 94010 billed all the tim... [ Read More ]
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