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Lung Cancer:

Sift Through Descriptors to Bolster Your Bronchoscopy Coding Skills

Published on Thu Sep 08, 2022

Find out how many lung lobes 31628 covers. Pulmonologists and other providers use bronchoscopies to examine the patient’s body structures and capture specimens for further testing. However, the bronchoscopy code choices available in the CPT® code set require careful examination by the coder, as well. Examine the scenario below and see if you can pick out the correct procedure and [...]
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