AMA CPT® Assistant - 2002 Issue 8 (August)

Respiratory System (August 2002)

August 2002 page 10 Coding Consultation:Respiratory System Respiratory System, 32405, 10021 (Q&A) Question If the physician performs a percutaneous needle biopsy of the lung, and a fine needle aspiration of the lung, can codes 32405, Biopsy, lung or mediastinum, percutaneous needle, and 10021, Fine needle aspiration; without imaging guidance, be reported together? AMA Comment Yes. Code 32405 describes a percutaneous needle biopsy, in which a small piece of tissue is taken through the needle and examined for histologic architecture. Code 10021 describes a fine needle aspiration, in which fluid or tissue is aspirated with a long, slender needle...

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