AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 9 (September)
Surgery/Respiratory System (September 2003)
September 2003 page 15 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Surgery/Respiratory System 31625, 31629 (Q&A) Question If a physician performs a tissue biopsy and a transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy (Wang needle biopsy) during bronchoscopy, can he or she report CPT codes 31625 and 31629? AMA Comment Since these are distinct procedures, it would be appropriate to report them separately with codes 31625, Bronchoscopy (rigid or flexible); with biopsy, and 31629, Bronchoscopy (rigid or flexible); with transbronchial needle aspiration biopsy. Surgery/Respiratory System (September 2003). CPT® Assistant. 2003; September 2003 page 15 ...
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