Since 2006, AACVPR, the American Thoracic Society, the American College of Chest Physicians, and the National Association for Medical Direction of Respiratory Care have lobbied CMS to generate a national coverage determination (NCD) for pulmonary rehabilitation services to include patients with respiratory ailments other than COPD. CMS deemed an NCD inappropriate. Without a clear explanation of services to be rendered, are hospitals aware of the unique billing codes for non-COPD patients participating in a pulmonary rehabilitation program?
