Billing and Coding: Respiratory Care (A57225) - R15 - Effective October 1, 2024

Date Posted: October 10, 2024

This coverage article has been revised and published for notice under contract numbers: 02101 (AK), 02201 (ID), 02301 (OR), 02401 (WA), 03101 (AZ), 03201 (MT), 03301 (ND), 03401 (SD), 03501 (UT), and 03601 (WY).

Effective Date: October 1, 2024

Summary of Article Changes:

Revision Effective Date: 10/01/2024

ARTICLE GUIDANCE:

Revised: Under ‘Pulmonary Function Testing codes’ #4, corrected the codes listed due to typographical errors. 96417 was corrected to 94617, 96418 was corrected to 94618, and 96421 was corrected to 94621.

10/01/2024: At this time 21st Century Cures Act applies to new and revised LCDs which require comment and notice. This revision is to an article that is not a local coverage determination.

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Last Updated Oct 10 , 2024