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Can You Code This Bronchial Biopsy?
Published on Fri Dec 11, 2020
Question: Our pulmonologist performed a bronchoscopy with transbronchial biopsies. He discovered blood clots in the bronchus intermedius, in the right middle lobe, and in the right lower lobe. He performed successful removal using a combination of modalities including Fogarty balloon, debulking, and suction. The Fogarty balloon was advanced distally past the clot, inflated, and pulled back proximally along the tracheobronchial [...]