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Find out How to Code a BiPAP Device Used as a Ventilator

Published on Wed Apr 06, 2022

Question: A provider used a bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP) device as a ventilator for a patient since our facility ran out of ventilators. What code should I assign for the BiPAP device? New Mexico Subscriber Answer: BiPAP devices are ventilators and can be used to deliver noninvasive ventilation. Healthcare professionals created or repurposed a variety of devices during the [...]
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