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Reporting Multiple Units of 31625 For Multiple Biopsies/ Sites? Watch Out

Question: Our pulmonologist recently performed a bronchoscopy on a patient. During the procedure, he found two lesions in the right and left lobes. He performed biopsies of both the lesions and sent them to the lab for analysis. I want to report 31625 for the procedure that our pulmonologist performed. But, my question is since he performed the biopsies in [...]
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