AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 6 (June)

Respiratory System/Surgery (June 2004)

June 2004 page 11-end Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Respiratory System, 31625 (Q&A) Question How many times should code 31625 be reported when a bronchoscopy is performed with endobronchial biopsies of three sites? AMA Comment Code 31625, Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with or without fluoroscopic guidance; with bronchial or endobronchial biopsy(s), single or multiple sites, should be reported only once for a bronchoscopy with endobronchial biopsies of three sites. This code is intended to be reported once, regardless of whether one or more biopsies are performed on a single site or multiple site. Respiratory System/Surgery (June 2004). CPT® Assistant...

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