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Medical Coding

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A patient who has been having shortness of breath on exertion is scheduled for a simple pulmonary stress test. What is the correct CPT code for this procedure?

94610
94620
94621
94640

Explanation

Answer: B - 94620 is the correct code for a simple pulmonary stress test.
Code 94610 is incorrect because this code is for intrapulmonary surfactant administration through endotracheal tube. Code 94621 is incorrect because this is for a complex pulmonary stress test. Code 94640 is incorrect because this is for a pressurized or nonpressurized inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction.

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