CPT^® 31628, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Trachea and Bronchi

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31628 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Trachea and Bronchi.

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The provider uses a rigid or flexible bronchoscope to obtain one or more transbronchial biopsies from a single lobe of the lung. The provider may use fluoroscopic guidance.

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EBUS different types of biopsies

If my provider does different types of biopsies on a lymph node and uses EBUS -aspiration and forceps on same lymph node -we would count it as one station and bill a 31652. Is that correct? I was ... [ Read More ]

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Why can't I bill these Bronchoscopies together? Can someone please help: 31627, 31629, 31628, 31623, 31624. Thanks :)... [ Read More ]

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When the new EBUS codes (31652 & 31653) came out I reviewed the NCCI for edits and it came up without edits (except the ones that CMS made adjustments to in April '16) the problem is the societies (C... [ Read More ]

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[b]Anybody?[/b] [QUOTE="amsmith, post: 376498, member: 60894"]I have received two articles (ATS and AABIP both February issues) that state we can no longer use the 31629, 31628, 31633 or 31632 with t... [ Read More ]

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EBUS Bundling Issue

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New EBUS CPTs for interventional pulmonology anna cci codes cpt edit

I have received two articles (ATS and AABIP both February issues) that state we can no longer use the 31629, 31628, 31633 or 31632 with the new codes... although there is not a CCI edit for them. Doe... [ Read More ]

EBUS Bundling Issue

[b]To add to the confuision[/b] I have received two articles (ATS and AABIP both February issues) from my providers in the past 2 days that state we can no longer use the 31629, 31628, 31633 or 31632... [ Read More ]

what cpt is assigned for flexible bronchosocpy with cryobiopsy

31628 is a Bronchoscopy with Biopsy. I assume whatever method to do the biopsy would be included whether its snare, cryo,. or any other clever way they invent to grab tissue samples.... [ Read More ]

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