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Don't Use Bronchial Valve Codes for Bronchial Blocker Placement
Published on Thu Dec 17, 2015
Question: Our pulmonologist evaluated a patient recently for persistent air leak. The patient had previously undergone a bronchial valve placement and after thorough examination, the physician decided to perform a bronchoscopy. The physician’s notes state that she replaced a faulty valve and placed two more valves due to additional leaks in another lobe. How should I code this scenario? In [...]