Publisher's Synopsis
Answers to your questions, directly from our experts Do you know which respiratory services are billable? Are you coding correctly for pulmonary function testing? MedLearn Publishing experts know the answers to these and many other questions, and they have laid them all out, clearly and succinctly, in our Coding Essentials for Respiratory Therapy/Pulmonary Function book. Highlights: * Step-by-step guidance through CPT/HCPCS code usage and format, modifiers and chargemaster review methods * Clarification of which services are billable and which are not * How to avoid common mistakes, such as the unbundling of codes for pulmonary function testing * Billing rules for respiratory therapists vs. nursing personnel * Detailed explanation of the CCI and how to interpret CMS edit tables * Overview of Medicare medical necessity coverage policies and frequency limitations * 2013 APC payment rates and guidelines from the Medicare Hospital Manual * Local coverage determinations a listing of Medicare policies; includes links to FI/MAC LCD web sites (eBook format only) * How to correctly use the add-on codes, which must be preceded by a primary code CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.
