CPT^® 32554, Under Introduction and Removal Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 32554 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Introduction and Removal Procedures on the Lungs and Pleura.

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In this procedure, the provider uses a long needle or a catheter to remove the fluid, blood, or air from the space between the lungs and chest wall.

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Postprocedural Status Diagnosis

Good Morning: If I am reading your question correctly, I would have 1 question and 1 recommendation. 1. Is the postoperative chest x-ray being performed only to "confirm placement" of the pacemaker ... [ Read More ]

Pigtail Catheter Placement for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

[QUOTE="Cynthia Hughes, post: 466350, member: 18048"] A pigtail catheter is a small bore catheter that is either inserted for drainage and removed (32554, 32555) or as you indicate, sutured in place t... [ Read More ]

Pigtail Catheter Placement for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

[QUOTE="elizabeth24, post: 466078, member: 15975"] ER physician inserted a pigtail catheter at 4th intercostal space and was sutured in place secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax. Is this going to be... [ Read More ]

Pigtail Catheter Placement for Spontaneous Pneumothorax

ER physician inserted a pigtail catheter at 4th intercostal space and was sutured in place secondary to spontaneous pneumothorax. Is this going to be 32550 or 32554 or am I totally off base? Proper pl... [ Read More ]

Left lower lobe lung decortication

32651 lt 32554 51 lt would this be correct? any advice would be appreciated thanks Operation: #1. Left lateral minithoracotomy #2. Left video-assisted thoracic surgery #3. Evacuation of large locul... [ Read More ]

Need help with coding

I relatively new to coding cardiothoracic and vascular surgery. I am not sure if I am selecting the correct code. My confusion is when do you use 31654 EBUS during therapeutic/diagnostic bronchoscopy.... [ Read More ]

Chest tube placement

From what I'm reading it's a 32551, a straight Chest Tube insertion and PneumoVac to re-inflate the lung. Definitely not a 32556 which has to be a tunneled cath which I don't see evidence of. The 32... [ Read More ]

Chest tube placement

Hi, I am having trouble discerning which cpt code to use for a right anterior chest tube placement, second intercostal space. A lot of the codes seem almost identical, can someone please help? The ... [ Read More ]

CXR and Thoracentesis

We are having difficulites getting a 71020 or 71010 paid when billed with an E/M and Thoracentesis 32554-32556. We use a modifer 25 on E/M codes. We have billed the CXR with and without modifer 59 an... [ Read More ]

E/M plus procedue code??

[QUOTE="debgispert, post: 278197, member: 1052"]Were you using the 99223 for a consult where the decision for surgery was being made? If so, you can use a 57 modifier can be used. If the decision fo... [ Read More ]

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