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Mind your Documentation Before Coding Respiratory Failure

Published on Tue Sep 02, 2014

Question: My pulmonologist is treating a patient suffering from respiratory failure with CPAP therapy. We use 94660. What are the applicable ICD-9 codes for the condition? How will ICD-10 change the coding next year? Minnesota Subscriber Answer: You are correct in coding 94660 (Continuous positive airway pressure ventilation [CPAP], initiation and management) as that is the only one correct CPT® code for [...]
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