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Understand When to Spirometry and Pulmonary Stress Testing on the Same Day

Published on Thu Apr 24, 2014

Question: Is it possible to bill codes 94620 and 94010 simultaneously? Are these codes possible if the physician performs them on the same day? Nevada Subscriber Answer: Yes. This is a common combination wherein a simple spirometry without bronchodilator (94010, Spirometry, including graphic record, total and timed vital capacity, expiratory flow rate measurement[s], with or without maximal voluntary ventilation) is performed along [...]
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