Advanced Search

Pulmonology Coding Alert

You Be the Coder:

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 [...]
You’ve reached your limit of free articles. Already a subscriber? Log in.
Not a subscriber? Subscribe today to continue reading this article. Plus, you’ll get:
  • Simple explanations of current healthcare regulations and payer programs
  • Real-world reporting scenarios solved by our expert coders
  • Industry news, such as MAC and RAC activities, the OIG Work Plan, and CERT reports
  • Instant access to every article ever published in your eNewsletter
  • 6 annual AAPC-approved CEUs*
  • The latest updates for CPT®, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS Level II, NCCI edits, modifiers, compliance, technology, practice management, and more
*CEUs available with select eNewsletters.

Other Articles in this issue of

Pulmonology Coding Alert

View All