CPT^® 95070, Under Allergy Testing Procedures

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 95070 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Allergy Testing Procedures.

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Providers use the bronchial challenge test, also known as a histamine challenge test or a methacholine challenge test, to assist in the diagnosis of asthma. The test involves the patient inhaling the test substance. This code represents the technical component of the service only.

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94640 abd 94664 denial

[B][I]We performed testing on a patient for asthma. I billed the visit as follows: 94070 95070 94640-59 J7674 J7674-JW J7613 94664-59 All was paid except the 94640 and 94664. The 94640 is column 2 edi... [ Read More ]

methacholine challenge testing

I am having a hard time figuring out how to code these, the doctor is submitting 94640, 94070, and 95070 and I am getting a cci edit for 94640 and 94070. My encoder pro subscription lapsed and our off... [ Read More ]

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:confused: Does anyone have any suggestions about how to code a Latex Challenge? Patient touched the Latex and inhaled it. I am not sure what code to use. 95070 is inhalation bronchial, 95075 is inge... [ Read More ]

spirometry 94070

I recently read an article on supercoder that states you should be billing cpt code 95070 with 94070. Just curious if anyone else is billing this way.... [ Read More ]

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I was recently looking in the spirometry code that we bill-94070 to see if we can bill any additional codes for the drug. I found an article on supercoder that said we should also be billing for 95070... [ Read More ]

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What kind of information are you looking for? From encoderpro: 95070 - Inhalation bronchial challenge testing (not including necessary pulmonary function tests); with histamine, methacholine, or simi... [ Read More ]

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Hi there-- Wondering what others may code for a right heart cath (93501) with a flolan challenge? I have never coded a flolan challenge before during a cardiac cath before. Is the correct code for th... [ Read More ]

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