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Ditch Redundant Diagnostic Codes for Spirometry Testing

Published on Tue Aug 18, 2015

Question: A new patient reports to the pulmonolgist complaining of shortness of breath and coughing. The pulmonologist performs a moderately complex E/M service, then orders a spirometry (the private practice owns the spirometry equipment) and plethysmography. Based on test results, the physician diagnoses chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with acute bronchitis. How should I code the visit? When choosing ICD-9 codes, [...]
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