AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 9 (September)

Respiratory System/Surgery (September 2004)

September 2004 page 12c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Respiratory System, 31622, 00052 (Q&A) Question If the physician is only looking at the endotracheal position (ETT) without advancing the scope far enough to assess the bronchus or bronchioles without anesthesia, then would it be appropriate to report code 31622, Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with or without fluoroscopic guidance; diagnostic, with or without cell washing (separate procedure), appended by modifier 52, Reduced service? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective and based upon this proposed scenario, if the patient was already intubated and the physician is only passing the scope...

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