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Learn 3 Different Options to Fix a 31624/31652 Denial

Published on Wed Jun 11, 2025

Question: I have a question about a denial we received. The pulmonologist performed a bronchoalveolar lavage at the right middle lobe, so we reported 31624. They also performed an endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS) to examine multiple stations and did a fine needle aspiration (FNA) on the lymph node at station seven. CPT® code 31652 was reported for this procedure. We reported [...]
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