Applicable CPT / HCPCS / ICD-10 CodesBackgroundReferencesPolicyScope of PolicyThis Clinical Policy Bulletin addresses obstructive sleep apnea in children.Medical Necessity Aetna considers the following modalities medically necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea in children and ...
The apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) is equal to the average number of episodes of apnea and hypopnea per hour of sleepwithout the use of a positive airway pressure device. Sleep time can only be measured in a Type I (facility-based polysomnogram) or Type II sleep study. Thus the AHI is r...
However, the diagnosis of sleep apnea was usually done using polysomnography according to recently published data in Korea40,41. Since the aim of this study was not about the exact diagnosis of OSA, but to examine the relationship between clinically significant OSA and NAFLD, we used the ICD-...
Sleep & BreathingJavier de Miguel-Díez, Pilar Carrasco-Garrido, Rodrigo Jiménez-García, Luis Puente-Maestu, Valentín Hernández-Barrera, Ana López de Andrés. (2015) Obstructive sleep apnea among hospitalized patients in Spain, analysis of hospital discharge data 2008–2012. Sleep and Breathing ...
Additionally, genetic predisposition towards HF, obesity, sleep apnea syndrome, and depression increases the risk of COPD after excluding studies of existing horizontal pleiotropy, which could influence the final accuracy of our outcome. Lung cancer, known for its rapid progression and poor prognosis, ...
The date on which the first ICD-10/9 or CPT code appeared for a WRS/P was the index date. Inclusion criteria were a categorical body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 at baseline, at least 1 year of insurance coverage pre-index, and a minimum of 1 year of PAP therapy data post-index...
METHODS. We performed a retrospective cohort study analyzing data from our tertiary care sleep center in adults with OSA and concomitant prediabetes who were initiated on CPAP therapy between April 2018 to April 2021. OSA was identified using ICD-9-CM (327.23) and ICD-10code (G47.39). Pre...
The risk factor discussed in this study was SDs, which were defined based on at least three outpatient diagnoses from 2000 to 2015, identified using the ICD-9 codes 780.5 (SDs); 780.50 (SDs, not specified); 780.52 (insomnia, not specified); 780.51, 780.53, and 780.57 (sleep apnea syndrome...