tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 3

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Question: Is it appropriate to bill pulse oximetry (94760-94761) in addition to the evaluation and management (E/M) service? The patient has a monitor attached to the finger and the level is displayed on the monitor.Anonymous subscriberAnswer: In most cases, the physician is not placing the pulse ox monitor on the patient, but is only interpreting the results of the testing, says Betty Ann Price, BSN, RN, CCS-P, president, Professional Reimbursement and Coding Strategies, Inc., in Palmetto, FL. And, in most cases, the hospital owns the monitor, not the physician.Price recommends that, if the physician wants to bill...

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