Coding Quiz:
Try Your Hand at This Diagnostic Bronchoscopy Challenge
Published on Tue Jan 26, 2010
31622's everyday function may surprise you. If you're fuzzy on bronchoscopy coding basics, you could be costing your practice a bundle. Take this short quiz and find where you need to brush up. Question 1: Your pulmonologist suctions mucus out of a patient who complains of having a cough for three months. What bronchoscopy code should you bill? A) 31622 B) 32422 C) 31622 and 31624 Question 2: Do you always bill 31622 with other bronchoscopy codes? A) Yes. B) No. C) Rarely. Ready with your answers? Turn to page 4 and see what our experts say.