AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 6 (June)

Surgery: Respiratory System (Q&A) (June 2017)

June 2017 page 10 Surgery: Respiratory System Question: What code(s) should be reported for bronchoscopy with multiple transbronchial lung biopsies of a single lobe? Answer:Report code 31628, Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with transbronchial lung biopsy(s), single lobe. Question: What is the appropriate code(s) to report bronchoscopy with bronchial alveolar lavage? Answer:Report code 31624, Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with bronchial alveolar lavage. Question: What is the appropriate code(s) to report sleeve pneumonectomy, including resection of the tracheal carina with end-to-end anastomosis of the trachea and contralateral main stem bronchus? Answer:Report...

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