CPT Knowledgebase - Dec 2, 2020

A patients tracheostomy tube, which was placed last year, was removed and a new tracheostomy tube was inserted with use of the obturator. The obturator was removed, and the inner cannula was placed. Tracheobronchoscopy was performed to confirm tube location. Would this routine change of a tracheostomy tube and the tracheobronchoscopy be reported with code 31502?

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