ABOUT SERVICES PATIENT INFO RESOURCES CONTACT PATIENT ACCESS Patient Info Please read through the following information for both first time and returning patient visits. PATIENT FAQS| PATIENT TESTING INSTRUCTIONS | INSURANCE INFORMATION <>Making Appointments <>New Patients - FAQs <>New Patients - Medical Records and Imaging <>Emergency and After Hours Care <>Patient Portal FAQs <>Telephone Calls - FAQs <>Prescriptions and Renewals <>Insurance <>Payments <>Inclement Weather <>Hospital Affiliations <>Disability, Return to Work, Miscellaneous Forms Policy Patient Testing Instructions Preparation for Bronchoprovocation Testing No short-acting inhaled bronchodilators (Albuterol, Proventil, Ventolin, Xopenex, Pro-Air, etc.) for 8 hours prior to testing. No medium-acting inhaled bronchodilators (Atrovent) for 24 hours prior to testing. No long-acting inhaled bronchodilators or inhaled steroids including combination medications for 48 hours prior to testing (e.g. Advair, Aerobid, Asmacort, Asmanex, Pulmicort, Symbicort, Spiriva, Stiolto, Incruse, Anoro, Breo, etc.). No antihistamines (Allegra, Atarax, Cetirizine, Clarinex, Claratin, Fexafenadine, Loratadine, Zyrtec, etc.) for 3 days prior to testing. No Theophylline, Uniphyl, or Theo-24 for 48 hours prior to testing. No Cromolyn Sodium (Intal), or Nedocromil (Tilade) for 8 hours prior to testing. No Leukotriene modifiers (e.g. Singulair) for 24 hours prior to testing. No caffeine the day of the test (coffee, tea, sodas, chocolate). NO SMOKING 24 hours prior to testing. DO NOT stop taking prescribed nasal sprays prior to the test. If you do not see your inhaler listed here, please ask if you need to stop using it prior to taking this test. * * YOU CAN NOT TAKE THIS TEST IF YOU ARE PREGNANT Preparation for pulmonary function test (PFT) No short-acting inhaled bronchodilators (Albuterol, Proventil, Ventolin, Xopenex, Pro-Air, etc.) for 4 hours prior to testing. No Atrovent for 4 hours prior to testing. No long-acting inhaled bronchodilators (Advair, Serevent, Foradil, Spiriva, Brovans, etc.) for 12 hours prior to testing. No Theophylline, Uniphyl, or Theo-24 for 12 hours prior to testing. No caffeine the day of the test (coffee, tea, sodas, chocolate). NO SMOKING 24 hours prior to testing. If you do not see your inhaler listed here, please ask if you need to stop using it prior to taking this test. Insurance Participating HMO/PPO Insurance Carriers Aetna – all commercial plans Aetna Medicare HMO – Bloom Only Amerigroup Anthem PPO Anthem – Healthkeepers Plus (Medicaid) Anthem HMO BlueChoice Carefirst PPO – (includes FEP) Cigna – all plans including Great West Coventry – (Includes Mutual of Omaha, Southern Health Care, Foreign Benefit Services) Firsthealth Healthlink – (Unicare/NCCPO) Humana (Commercial) Medicare – (Including Humana Gold Choice) Medicare Railroad Medicaid – Virginia Medicaid – DC (Granada only) Molina Healthcare of Virginia Multiplan/PHCS OneNet PPO – (GEHA, Alliance) Tricare United Healthcare (including all MAMSI products and AARP) Workman’s Comp – Dept. of Labor Workman’s Comp – Arlington County Government Our offices are open and all patients are seen by appointment only. We are accepting a limited number of telehealth appointments by video conferencing technology at this time. Masks or face coverings are required at all times, including for vaccinated patients, except for during pulmonary function and spirometry testing. Please call our office at 703 641 8616 or click here to schedule an appointment. PHYSICIAN REFERRAL FORM MAKE A PAYMENT QUICK LINKS ABOUT US OUR TEAM SERVICES PATIENT INFORMATION CONTACT RESOURCES BLOG REFERRING PHYSICIAN PATIENT RESOURCES PHYSICIAN ACCESS EMPLOYEE ACCESS PATIENT ENROLLMENT PATIENT PORTAL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT NORTHERN VIRGINIA PULMONARY & CRITICAL CARE ASSOCIATES © 2021 All Rights Reserved | Site by Fix8