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Sue,
I don't believe sodium chloride is considered an inhaled medication. Is it? In the NTMir discussion group, someone said Medicare B covers her prescription for sodium chloride only if she picks it up along with her prescription for abuterol. If you asked only for the sodium chloride, she has to pay out of pocket. Are you saying you've been able to get CVS and Walgreens to cover just the sodium chloride? And do you know what Diagnosis Code your doctor has sent to CVS? Maybe my doctor is using the wrong code.
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Yes, I just picked my latest order up at Walgreens a couple weeks ago. My pulmonologists have been prescribing it for almost 3 years now.

My husband asked CVS if it would be covered if he filled the prescription together with the one for albuterol and was told it wouldn't be covered.