CPT^® 32120, Under Incision Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 32120 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura.

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Summary

The provider performs thoracotomy, which is a surgical incision into the chest. The provider performs this procedure for the surgical re–exploration of the patient’s chest to diagnose and/or treat complications from a prior procedure.

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Thoracoscopy converted to thoracotomy of repair of recurrent diaphragm hernia.

[QUOTE="nickelclaw, post: 516342, member: 256517"] consider: 32120 since there was a prior thoracotomy or I would consider the 43334 with modifier 22 if you can't bill both the 4334 and the 32120 tog... [ Read More ]

Thoracoscopy converted to thoracotomy of repair of recurrent diaphragm hernia.

consider: 32120 since there was a prior thoracotomy or I would consider the 43334 with modifier 22 if you can't bill both the 4334 and the 32120 together The physician performs a thoracotomy to ident... [ Read More ]

please help evacuation of right hemothorax

Have you looked at the thoracotomy codes 32100 - 32120?... [ Read More ]

Hemothorax drainage via thoracotomy

skin incision was performed fascia and subcutaneous tissue were entered with electrocautery obtaining hemostasis simultaneously. the pleural cavity was entered, and clots were removed as well as blood... [ Read More ]

Immediate re-opening of Thoractomy due to air leak

Thank you for your reply J.Monday. I think what I've decided to do is go ahead and bill 32120 as a reduced services code and then send the operative report with it.... [ Read More ]

Immediate re-opening of Thoractomy due to air leak

that's a super tough call. I've never come across a situation like this but I can tell you that we rarely bill for repairs of lacerations caused by the surgeon. If he made a mistake then he should fix... [ Read More ]

Immediate re-opening of Thoractomy due to air leak

Patient had an extensive open therapeutic wedge resection 32505 (Modifier 22 used as it took 2 hours to free the lung from adhesions). Immediately after closing the chest, the surgeon noticed an ext... [ Read More ]

Chest Exploration post CABG

[QUOTE="jtb57chevy, post: 260582, member: 27061"]Will appreciate any help with this one. Patient had CABG earlier in the day, crashed in the ICU and taken emergently to the OR for exploration. At ... [ Read More ]

Chest Exploration post CABG

Will appreciate any help with this one. Patient had CABG earlier in the day, crashed in the ICU and taken emergently to the OR for exploration. At the earlier procedure, patient had LIMA to OM2, R... [ Read More ]

General Surgery code a round, CGSC Round 2 ID#19

I am having trouble finding all the codes for this code a round. So far I have 31622 43202 32120 43830 Diagnosis codes: 150.9 and 998.2 If anyone can help, I would appreciate it. The operation ... [ Read More ]

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