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Can You Report a PE Code for a Bronchus Blood Clot?

Published on Fri Sep 06, 2024

Question: A patient presented for a therapeutic aspiration to remove a blood clot in the left secondary bronchus via bronchoscopy. According to the operative report, the blood clot was partially obstructing the airway. The procedure was performed successfully. I’m new to pulmonology coding and I’m stumped as to how to report the procedure. Louisiana Subscriber Answer: You’ll assign 31645 (Bronchoscopy, rigid or [...]
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