Why Refer Your Patients to Valley Hill Therapy Center?
How Do I Refer a Patient to Valley Hill?
Fax a prescription to Valley Hill Therapy Center for “Pulmonary Rehabilitation Evaluation” or “Physical Therapy Evaluation” on a standard Rx pad.
Along with the Rx, we will need your office to forward us:
We will contact the patient to set-up an appointment for their intake evaluation and pulmonary function test, if one is required.
What are the Covered Diagnoses for Pulmonary Rehab?
Medicare and other insurers are very specific regarding covered diagnoses for pulmonary rehab. The most common covered diagnoses are:
| 135. | Sarcoidosis |
| 491.20 | Obstructive chronic bronchitis w/o acute exacerbation |
| 491.21 | Obstructive chronic bronchitis w/ acute exacerbation |
| 492.8 | Emphysema |
| 493.20 | Chronic obstructive asthma w/o status asthmaticus |
| 494.0 | Cough variant asthma |
| 494.0 | Bronchiectasis w/o acute exacerbation |
| 496. | COPD |
| 501. | Asbestosis |
| 515. | Post-inflammatory pulmonary fibrosis |
| 516.3 | Idiopathic fibrosing alveolitis (pulmonary fibrosis) |
In addition, Medicare, Blue Cross, and other insurers require the pulmonary function test to demonstrate one of the following: