Pulmonary Rehabilitation Billing Options
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?
