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7% sodium Chloride, is it harsh on your lungs?

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@pgpunch This has been discussed a lot here. I'll try to answer briefly. Medicare has several requirements. You must have been prescribed a nebulizer and at least one medication like albuterol (the saline doesn't count). The dispensing pharmacy must participate in Medicare Part B. When charging it, the pharmacy must code it for use with durable medical equipment under Medicare Part B, not Part D. I have good luck with my independent pharmacy, where they taught me this. Some people do well at their Walmart, and in the past Costco did it for us.
Do you use other inhaled meds?

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@sueinmn Thank you for responding! I have the nebulizer and the albuterol went through my pharmacy under Medicare Part B with no trouble. Medicare B rejected the 7% saline indicating that diagnosis code had to be more specific ( went in under bronchiectasis). My doc would probably try another code, but unsure what is needed. Is there another code that is legit?