CPT Knowledgebase - Dec 16, 2009

How is removal of a pleural catheter reported in the following circumstance? Removal included inci-sional access and a combination of blunt and sharp techniques to release adhesions between the tissues in the hemithorax. The proximal portion was brought through a skin exit site with the distal portion removed from the hemithorax.

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