Improvement of sleep-associated hypoventilation with
use of E0470 or E0471 device on:
• Settings that will be prescribed for
initial use at home
• Patient’s prescribed FiO
2
A diagnosis of central sleep apnea (CSA)
requires all of the following:
1. An apnea hypopnea index > 5
2. Central apneas/hypopneas > 50% of
the total apneas/hypopneas
3. Central apneas or hypopneas ≥ 5 times
per hour
4. Symptoms of either excessive
sleepiness or disrupted sleep
This information is provided as of the date
listed, and all coding and reimbursement
information is subject to change without
notice. It is the provider’s responsibility
to verify coding and coverage with payors
directly. For a full description of the policy
go to www.cms.hhs.gov.
ResMed reimbursement hotline, dial
1-800-424-0737 and select option 4.
(E0470) or
(E0471)
Based on the treating
physician’s judgment
Complex sleep apnea (CompSA) is a form of central apnea
• Identifi ed by the persistence or emergence of central apneas or
hypopneas upon exposure to CPAP or an E0470 device when
obstructive events have disappeared
• CompSA patients have predominately obstructive or mixed apneas
during the diagnostic sleep study occurring at ≥ 5 times per hour
• With use of a CPAP or E0470 device, they show a pattern of apneas
and hypopneas that meets the defi nition of CSA
III.
Central Sleep Apnea or Complex Sleep Apnea
IV.
Hypoventilation
ABGs (done while awake)
PaCO
2
≥ 45 mm Hg
(patient’s prescribed FiO
2
)
• ABGs (done while awake)
PaCO
2
worsens ≥ 7 mm Hg compared to ABG result used to qualify for
E0470 (patient’s prescribed FiO
2
) or
• PSG demonstrates oxygen saturation ≤ 88% for ≥ 5 minutes, minimum
2 hours recording time, on E0470, not caused by obstructive upper airway
events (ie, AHI < 5)
(E0471)
Covered E0470 being
used
Spirometry
FEV1/FVC ≥ 70% and an
FEV1 ≥ 50% of predicted
Refer to SEVERE COPD category for
information about device coverage
for patients with FEV1/FVC < 70%
or FEV1 < 50% of predicted
(E0470)
• ABGs (done during sleep or immediately upon awakening)
PaCO
2
worsened ≥ 7 mm Hg compared to original ABG
(patient’s prescribed FiO
2
) or
• PSG demonstrates oxygen saturation ≤ 88% for ≥ 5 minutes, minimum
2 hours recording time not caused by obstructive upper airway events
(ie, AHI < 5)
Dx: Central sleep
apnea or complex
sleep apnea
Full PSG,
attended in
sleep lab
Spirometry
FEV1/FVC ≥ 70% and an
FEV1 ≥ 50% of predicted
Refer to SEVERE COPD category for
information about device coverage
for patients with FEV1/FVC < 70%
or FEV1 < 50% of predicted
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