AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2008 Issue 4; VOLUMES 1 AND 2 NEW/REVISED CODES

Endoscopic Pulmonary Airway Flow Measurement

Effective October 1, 2008, code 33.72, Endoscopic pulmonary airway flow measurement, has been created for a new technology which assesses pulmonary airflow in patients with various types of lung disease. A balloon catheter is inserted into the diseased portion of the lung during bronchoscopy to diagnose the presence of collateral airflow between lobes of the lung. Collateral airflow measurement may be of interest to physicians who treat patients with severe emphysema using therapies designed to reduce the volume of diseased portions of the lung. Collateral airflow occurs when air finds its way into these diseased portions of the...

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