CPT^® 31651, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Trachea and Bronchi

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31651 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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In this add–on procedure, the provider assesses the extent of an air leakage and size of the bronchial airway involved. He then places a valve in the bronchus of an additional lobe of the lung, subsequent to the placement of the bronchial valve in an initial lobe in the same session. He uses bronchoscopic visualization.

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