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Will Billing Plethysmography With Spirometry Cause a Denial? Find out

Published on Tue Mar 08, 2022

Question: I read your article, “Get the Truth About These 3 Mind-Bending PFT Coding Myths,” in Pulmonology Coding Alert, Volume 23, Issue 3, and I have a follow-up question. If a pulmonologist performs plethysmography alongside spirometry during an encounter, can we bill plethysmography separately? Texas Subscriber Answer: Yes, you can report plethysmography on the same date as spirometry. You can [...]
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