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Wiki U/S Guided Thoracentesis

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When a patient comes in and has an u/s guided Thoracentesis when a tube is placed while performing, can you bill separately for the chest tube placement with modifier 59 or not?
 
jamaya said:
When a patient comes in and has an u/s guided Thoracentesis when a tube is placed while performing, can you bill separately for the chest tube placement with modifier 59 or not?
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If the tube is removed after, you should bill 32422. If the chest tube is for pnemothorax, then I would bill with the modifier-59.
HTH,
Jim Pawloski, CIRCC, R.T.(R)(CV)
 
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