Wiki Correct coding pairs

[aberlingo]

Can you code CPT 32810 and 32036 together
32036 Thoracostomy; with open flap drainage for empyema with 32810 Closure of chest wall following open flap drainage for empyema?

 

[SharonCollachi]

Well, you wouldn't code them at the same session (which is what it sounds like you mean when you say "together"), as the Claggett procedure (32810) is for a patient with a pre-existing opening (previously created surgically) that is ready for closure.

 

[Leandra]

The below link details what codes can be billed with other codes (PTP coding edits). Great reference to keep handy.

https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/NCCI-Coding-Edits