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94664: Remember These 4 Keys to Inhaler Service Success

Published on Wed Feb 09, 2011

Inhaler demo could pay you $16 -- if you know how to navigate the rules.When the nurse or medical assistant spends time helping a patient with an inhaler demo or evaluation, you have three areas to keep in mind before coding: the type of device used, documentation requirements, and qualifying modifiers. Follow these four tips from our experts to understand why some payers might deny payment for the service -- and what you can do to win deserved dollars.1. Categorize the Diskus CorrectlyMany physician offices use the Advair Diskus for their patients, which is an aerosol generator. "An aerosol generator is a device that produces airborne suspensions of small particles for inhalation therapy," explains Peter Koukounas, owner of Hippocratic Solutions medical billing service in Fairfield, N.J. If the nurse or medical assistant taught someone to use an Advair Diskus -- or any other diskus -- you should report 94664 (Demonstration and/or evaluation of patient [...]
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