tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 33
CPT® 2013: Pleural Aspiration and Drainage Will Be Easier to Code in 2013
32555 and 32557 promise a simpler coding path as well, experts say.Radiologists who perform thoracentesis and pleural drainage will have something to cheer about when they receive their CPT® 2013 manuals, because those codes are better described thanks to code additions and revisions.Look at Lung Additions, Deletions, and Revisions, TooCoding for removing fluid from the chest cavity will look a little different in the New Year.Deleted: Expect CPT® 2013 to delete these codes:32420, Pneumocentesis, puncture of lung for aspiration32421, Thoracentesis, puncture of pleural cavity for aspiration, initial or subsequent32422, Thoracentesis with insertion of tube, includes water...
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