Readers Questions:
Check Biopsy Bundlings Before Billing With Bronchoscopy
Published on Tue Aug 18, 2015
Question: Recently our pulmonologist performed a bronchoscopy with left-upper lobe and left-lower lobe endobronchial biopsies, left-lower lobe transbronchial biopsy, left-upper lobe brushing, left-upper lobe washing and left-lower lobe washing. How should I code this code this encounter? Idaho Subscriber Answer: The correct code for bronchoscopy with left-upper lobe and left-lower lobe endobronchial biopsies is 31625 (Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, [...]