Surgery: Respiratory System (December 2009)

December 2009 page 10a Bonus Feature: Surgery: Respiratory System Question: How is removal of a pleural catheter reported in the following circumstance? Removal included incisional access and a combination of blunt and sharp techniques to release adhesions between the tissues in the hemithorax. The proximal portion was brought through a skin exit site with the distal portion removed from the hemithorax. Diana Evans Answer: Code 32552 , Removal of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff , should be reported. Prior to the CPT 2010 codebook, there was no specific CPT code to describe removal of a pleural catheter. When pleural catheter...

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This December 2009 CPT Assistant article discusses a respiratory-system coding question involving pleural catheter removal and the related reporting context for CPT coding. It is useful for coders, billing staff, and clinical documentation teams who work with thoracic and respiratory procedures and want to understand the article’s scope within the transition to the 2010 CPT codebook.

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Articles like this help readers determine whether a specific respiratory procedure topic is covered and whether the discussion is relevant to CPT reporting practices in the 2010-era coding environment.

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  1. December 2009 page 10a

    A brief Q&A feature on a respiratory-system coding issue from the December 2009 issue. The section centers on pleural catheter removal in the context of CPT reporting.

What You Will Learn

  • The respiratory-system procedure topic addressed in the article
  • The coding context discussed for pleural catheter removal
  • The way the article frames the issue within the 2010 CPT codebook transition
  • The type of CPT Assistant guidance provided for this respiratory coding question

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  • Medical coders
  • Coding educators
  • Billing staff
  • Clinical documentation specialists
  • Revenue cycle professionals

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