Exercise-induced bronchospasm: Coding and billing for physician services

Chest

Volumn 135, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 210-214

  Pohlig, Carol ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Bronchoprovocation evaluation; Bronchospasm; Bronchospasm provocation evaluation; Eucapnic voluntary hyperventilation; Evaluation and management; Exercise stress test; Exercise induced bronchospasm; Medical necessity; Medicare; National correct coding initiative; Physician billing; Practice management; Pulmonary stress test; Reimbursement; Spirometry

Indexed keywords

BILLING AND CLAIMS; BRONCHOSPASM; EXERCISE; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT CODING; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW;

EID: 58249103869     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.08-0298     Document Type: Article

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