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Wiki Drainage from an indwelling thoracic cathether

Thread starter RABBIT2020
Start date Dec 3, 2023
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drainage draining plueral fluid

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Dec 3, 2023

If a patient presents with an indwelling cathether due to recurrent plueral effusion and or fluid build up and the physician drains the fluid from the existing cathether and the the patient's suction jar would this be a assigned the thoracentisis cpt 32554? or would this be included in the E/M? There was no centesis nor apiration simply documented drainage of fluid from pre inserted catheter?

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