AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 11 (November)

Respiratory System (November 2003)

November 2003 page 14a Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Respiratory System, 32002, 32020 (Q&A) Question A serious accident patient arrived in the emergency department with a hemothorax. The emergency department physician performed a tube thoracostomy for the hemothorax, inserting a tube for drainage. Would it be appropriate to report code 32002 for insertion of this tube, which will remain in place until the hemothorax has been resolved? AMA Comment It would not be appropriate to report code 32002, Thoracentesis with insertion of tube with or without water seal (eg, for pneumothorax), for the tube thoracostomy as this code is...

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