CPT^® 32560, Under Destruction Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 32560 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Destruction Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura.

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The provider instills a chemical agent such as talc into the pleural space via a chest tube or catheter.

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Decortication of lung and TPA next day

Need some help with this one. Patient had thoroscopic decortication of left lung with mechanical pleurodesis and placement of mesh on the left hemidiaphragm-32652-LT. The second day the patient had a ... [ Read More ]

quick ??'s on short op note for thorascopic eval/plueral bx/thoracotomy/talc

I'm not sure if this is right or not, but I'd try 32609, 32560 (with the appropriate mod). The op note reads to me as the talc being instilled after the procedures, particularly because it's listed af... [ Read More ]

quick ??'s on short op note for thorascopic eval/plueral bx/thoracotomy/talc

Looking for insight on a few things: The limited (3 cm) thoracotomy to repair venous bleeder on lung.. all the thoracotomy codes I find describe a wide incision. Code ideas? And the way I read the op ... [ Read More ]

VATS w/pleurodesis with talc

for a surgical VATS, use 32650. When pleurodesis is done via a chest tube, (no scope) use 32560.... [ Read More ]

Blood Patch

If it was an epidural blood patch, then have you looked at 32560-32562?... [ Read More ]

VATS w/pleurodesis with talc

Does 32560 best represent this procedure as I see there are many VATS codes to choose from? Thanks.... [ Read More ]

thorascopy converted to open procedure

I would not use 32120 because the tear happend during the biopsy so that would not meet 'postoperative complications.' I would use CPT 32110. The correct code for the pleurodesis the way it was done ... [ Read More ]

thorascopy converted to open procedure

Help! CPT code for thoracotomy for control of bleed? 32110 or 32120? Anything? 32560 or 32650 for talc pleurodesis? Thanks!:) Procedure: Right VATS, pleural biopsies, converted to open thoracoto... [ Read More ]

Pleural blood patch

I have not heard of using blood, but I would agree with 32560. Its for instillation, and doesn't specify what agent can be instilled. good luck Lori Z, ccvtc, cpc... [ Read More ]

Pleural blood patch

No, not 32560. What about 62273? Without the rpt I'm not 100% but it seems like a closer match than 32560. 62273 Injection, epidural, of blood or clot patch. Is that what he is doing?... [ Read More ]

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