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Specific Diagnostic Codes Help You Bill Insulin Inhalation Testing

Published on Tue Aug 18, 2015

Question: A patient recently visited us and enquired about the mandated spirometry tests required for a new insulin inhalation treatment. How should we report these tests?  Washington Subscriber Answer: There is indeed an inhaled insulin now available by prescription, a new medication AFREZZA®.  The labeling for AFREZZA® mandates spirometry testing (specifically FEV1) to rule out chronic lung disease prior to initiating therapy, [...]
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