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What codes should be used to report outpatient respiratory rehab services that respiratory therapists provide?

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Can the following level II code be used for non-COPD patients as well as COPD patients?

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What billing tips can you provider for code 94200 (maximum breathing capacity, maximal voluntary ventilation [MVV]), which we often use as a preoperative procedure?

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I am looking for guidelines for use of the code below:

94640 Pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction for therapeutic purposes and/or for diagnostic purposes such as sputum induction with an aerosol generator, nebulizer, metered dose inhaler (MDI) or intermittent positive pressure breathing (IPPB) device

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I looked up CPT® code 94762—pulse oximetry; continuous overnight determination—in Appendix B of the October 2018 OPPS to find the payment, and I happened to see a SI of Q3 for it. What does this mean?

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What codes would be assigned for a six-minute walk test?

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What code should be reported for a consult performed by a respiratory therapist in either an outpatient or inpatient setting?

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Does Medicare have rules about use of code 94750–pulmonary compliance study (e.g., plethysmography, volume and pressure measurements)?

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If multiple spirometric determinations are necessary to complete a service, how many units can be reported?

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The answer to the August 20, 2018 Respiratory Compliance Question of the Week mentions that oxygen must be billed as a “measureable” unit. Could you please explain in additional detail whether it would be acceptable to consider measurable as a per-day charge?