Respiratory Question for the Week of April 6, 2020
Question:
Can we bill for spirometry and bronchospasm evaluation performed on the same day?
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Respiratory Question for the Week of March 30, 2020
Question:
Can we bill for the administration of nitrous oxide during labor and delivery or for other minor procedures performed at the bedside?
Respiratory Question for the Week of March 23, 2020
Question:
If a patient leaves the facility, then returns one the same date for additional inhalation therapy treatment, are we able to bill for the second episode of care?
Respiratory Question for the Week of March 16, 2020
Question:
How many pulmonary rehabilitation sessions may be reported per day?
Respiratory Question for the Week of March 9, 2020
Question:
How do you bill for intrapulmonary percussive ventilation (IPV)?
Respiratory Question for the Week of March 2, 2020
Question:
How should respiratory therapy bill for ventilation management provided in the emergency department?
Respiratory Question for the Week of February 24, 2020
Question:
We are conducting a multiple sleep latency study. However, we are only recording two nap opportunity sessions. Would we need a modifier in this scenario?
Respiratory Question for the Week of February 17, 2020
Question:
Can respiratory therapists (RTs) perform smoking and tobacco-use cessation counseling services for Medicare patients? Since the RTs really don’t submit claims, can the hospital bill a technical component if the services are performed by an RT under physician order (i.e., under the Medicare incident-to policy)?
Respiratory Question for the Week of February 10, 2020
Question:
What is the code for reporting BiPAP?
Respiratory Question for the Week of February 3, 2020
Question:
Can I bill for nitrous therapy using code 94799?