tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2016 Issue 3

CPT® 2016: Implement Code Changes for Your Bronchial and Mediastinal Scope Cases

Pinpoint EBUS services with these codes. If your surgeon performs scope procedures in the mediastinum or bronchi, you need to get familiar with recent code changes that will help you more accurately report those services. Read on to make sure you’re properly applying CPT® 2016 updates to your endobronchial ultrasounds during bronchoscopy (EBUS) and mediastinoscopy cases. Greet New EBUS Codes And Say Goodbye to +31620 CPT® 2016 introduces some new codes for reporting various nuances of your surgeon’s EBUS procedures. EBUS is a procedure “in which an ultrasound device can be put down with a bronchoscope...

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