Pediatric Pulmonology
What they do most for Medicare patients
| Service, sort | Times billed, sort |
|---|---|
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-39 minutes | 1,135 |
| Test to examine how well the lungs exchange gases | 1,081 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume changes before and after medication administration | 967 |
| Test to measure exhaled air for evaluation of lung function at rest | 848 |
| Test to measure the level of nitric oxide gas | 804 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 40-54 minutes | 742 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using sensors | 716 |
| Test for allergy using allergenic extract | 644 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 20-29 minutes | 613 |
| Test to determine lung volumes using gas dilution or washout | 532 |
| Ultrasound study of arm and leg arteries | 396 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function, heart rate response to breathing exercises, and passive tilt | 382 |
| Testing of autonomic (sympathetic) nervous system function | 379 |
| Test to measure lung airway sensitivity | 366 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab with continuous airway pressure (6 years or older) | 324 |
| Sleep study in sleep lab (6 years or older) | 265 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 50 minutes | 256 |
| Test for exercise-induced lung stress | 227 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 45-59 minutes | 222 |
| Inhalation treatment for acute airway obstruction, first hour | 220 |
| Test to measure expiratory airflow and volume | 187 |
| Inhalation treatment for airway obstruction or sputum production | 179 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, airflow, and effort | 170 |
| Critical care, first 30-74 minutes | 166 |
| Test to measure rate of airflow | 158 |
| Prolonged office or other outpatient evaluation and management service(s) beyond the maximum required time of the primary procedure which has been selected using total time on the date of the primary service; each additional 15 minutes by the physician or | 136 |
| Test to measure oxygen level in blood using ear or finger device continuously overnight | 116 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 60-74 minutes | 114 |
| Subsequent hospital care with moderate levelof medical decision making, if using time, at least 35 minutes | 82 |
| New patient office or other outpatient visit, 30-44 minutes | 49 |
| Initial hospital care with moderate level of medical decision making, if using time, at least 75 minutes | 39 |
| Emergency department visit with high level of medical decision making | 35 |
| Emergency department visit with moderate level of medical decision making | 29 |
| Assessment of emotional or behavioral problems | 25 |
| Routine electrocardiogram (ecg) using at least 12 leads with interpretation and report only | 21 |
| Telephone medical discussion with physician, 11-20 minutes | 21 |
| Blood count, hemoglobin | 17 |
| Established patient office or other outpatient visit, 10-19 minutes | 15 |
| Sleep study including heart rate, breathing, and sleep time | 14 |
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Sources: Medicare Care Compare (hospitals and schools; Medicare-enrolled clinicians), CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners 2023 (services), Medicare Part D Prescribers 2024 (drugs).