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Dive Into Documentation to Choose Between 31622 and 31624

Published on Tue Mar 07, 2023

Question: I have a procedure note in which the pulmonologist wrote that during a bronchoscopy the physician discovered mucopurulent, brownish material in all airways. The note adds the material was “removed with suction and lavage, and the samples were sent to pathology.” Should we report 31622 or 31624 for this encounter? Montana Subscriber Answer: Both 31622 (Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic [...]
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