Wiki Parietal pleural bx w/o thoracoscopy

[djls51]

I am stumped to find a pleural bx code performed with a VATS talc pleurodesis. Doctor performed a bronch with biopsies of the mid lobe but the pleural bx was done during the VATS. If a thoracoscopy was not performed, 32609 would not apply would it and if not, what would?
Thanks for your help and input.

 

[lisigirl]

If the surgeon performed a VATs pleurodesis, just bill for that 32650. The biopsy of the pleura is incidental to that.

Lisi, CPC
eharkler@nmh.org