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Old 10-11-2010, 12:53 PM
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Default Diagnosis's for oxygen therapy

Does anyone have a list of diagnosis's which medicare will cover the home o2? CHF is covered for only one month? Cor Pulmonale?? Most recently we received a referral for myelodisplastic syndrome?????
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Old 10-11-2010, 01:54 PM
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Default Diagnosis's for oxygen therapy

"The treating physician has determined that the patient has a severe lung
disease or hypoxia-related symptoms that might be expected to improve with
oxygen therapy"


it's not ICD9 specific, but rather based on qualifying test results.......
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