A 62-year-old man comes into the practice where you work complaining of bronchos

A 62-year-old man comes into the practice where you work complaining of bronchospasm. Spirometry is administered before and after a bronchodilator to measure the patient’s lung capacity. How are these procedures coded? What pulmonary tests are included in a complete spirometry, and how are they coded? What must you take into consideration when coding spirometry? [Tips: Spirometry is a common breathing capacity procedure with many variations, coded in the range of 94010-94070. Spirometry can be patient-initiated or performed in a laboratory. In patient-initiated spirometry, codes range from 94014-94016. A spirometry performed before and after the bronchodilator is reported with (Fill in the blanks, 940–). Bronchodilators are coded separately with (Fill in the blanks, 990–). Complete spirometry is coded as (Fill in the blanks, 940–). When coding spirometry, coders need to know whether the procedure is performed in a laboratory or is patient-initiated. Is this a complete procedure? Are there any other pulmonary function tests the physician requests?]
A 35-year-old man has undergone a nephrectomy for removal of a healthy kidney. Why would someone need this surgery, and what else must you know to code the procedure properly? Does the lack of disease to the kidney affect how you code the procedure? [Tips: Think about why would an individual donate a healthy kidney? Are the codes for the procedure affected by the condition of the organ? Was the surgery performed with an open approach (Fill in the blanks, 50300-503–) or a laparoscopic procedure (Fill in the blanks, 50543-505–)?]