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Pulmonary Function testing : Coding and Billing IssuesNeil R MacIntyre MD FAARC and Catherine M Foss CPFTI ntroductionTerminologyAccreditationDevel oping Coding / Billing StrategiesSpirometryLung Volume TestingDiffusing Capacity for Carbon MonoxideAirway ChallengeExercise TestingMiscellaneous TestsSummary RecommendationsClinicians who conduct Pulmonary Function tests should understand the principles and rules of the codingand Billing system for Pulmonary Function testing . Certain Billing codes will not be paid by most insurancepayers. To ensure that your Pulmonary Function tests are appropriately coded, billed, and paid: (1) obtain aCurrent Procedural Terminology (CPT) Coding book and an International Classification of Diseases 9thRevision (ICD-9) diagnosis book, and understand how they are used in setting Coding and Billing strategies,(2) know the people in your facility who do the Billing and work with them to produce an appropriate codingand Billing strategy, (3) make sure the physicians are involved in developing and implementing your codingand Billing strategy, and (4) assure that your laboratory is set up properly to follows the Medicare rules forparticipa
Pulmonary Function Testing: Coding and Billing Issues Neil R MacIntyre MD FAARC and Catherine M Foss CPFT Introduction Terminology Accreditation Developing Coding/Billing Strategies
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