• 1 Coding at Ground Zero: Use CMS and LMRP Guidelines to Avoid PFT Coding Problems

• 2 CCI Update: CMS Targets Injection Codes in Version 8.3

• 3 Op Note and Diagnoses Deflate Thoracentesis Coding Challenges

• 4 What Is Thoracentesis and Why Do Pulmonologists Perform It?

• 5 READER QUESTION: Emphysema Medication

• 6 READER QUESTION: Critical Care

• 7 READER QUESTION: Documentation Guidelines

• 8 You Be the Coder: Billing the Technical Component