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CPT® 2013 Coding Strategies:

Zero In On The Right Bronchial Thermoplasty Code With This Advice

Published on Fri May 31, 2013

Hint: Check the necessity of prior authorization to avoid payer denials. Counting the number of lobes your pulmonologist worked on is the first step to accurately applying the new CPT® 2013 codes for “bronchial thermoplasty,” namely 31660, 31661. These codes replaced the former Category III codes 0276T, and 0277T. Check Payer Rules for Bronchial Valve Insertions Bronchial thermoplasty is a [...]
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