What is a balloon Bronchoplasty?

Balloon bronchoplasty is a procedure central to practice of interventional bronchoscopy. It is easily used with both flexible and rigid bronchoscopy. It may used with fluoroscopic guidance over a guide wire or under direct vision.

What is the CPT code for bronchoalveolar lavage?

CPT Code(s): 88108. 88112.

What is procedure code 31625?

31625 – Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with or without fluoroscopic guidance; with bronchial or endobronchial biopsy(s); single or multiple sites.

What is a balloon dilation?

A balloon dilation is a cardiac catheterization procedure, a small, flexible tube (catheter) is inserted into a blood vessel in the groin, and guided to the inside of the heart. The tube has a deflated balloon in the tip. When the tube is placed in the narrowed valve, the balloon is inflated to stretch the area open.

What is bronchoscopy with dilation?

Flexible bronchoscopic balloon dilation is a simple, minimally-invasive method that may be used alone or in combination with other bronchoscopic therapies to dilate airway stenoses and restore adequate airflow [1-5].

What is the ICD 10 code for bronchoalveolar lavage?

0B9C8ZX
For ICD-10-PCS this procedure is coded: 0B9C8ZX for the bronchoalveolar lavage (drainage) of the right upper lobe via bronchoscopy for diagnostic biopsy.

What is the CPT code for bronchoscopy with BAL?

The code for diagnostic bronchoscopy is 31622.

What is the CPT code for EGD?

CPT® 43235, Under Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedures The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 43235 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range – Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedures.

What is diagnostic bronchoscopy?

Bronchoscopy is a procedure that lets doctors look at your lungs and air passages. It’s usually performed by a doctor who specializes in lung disorders (a pulmonologist). During bronchoscopy, a thin tube (bronchoscope) is passed through your nose or mouth, down your throat and into your lungs.

Can 31625 and 31628 be billed together?

Answer: 31628, 31652. NCCI edits are precluding the reporting of 31625 with 31628, so only code 31628 can be reported with 31652.

What is the procedure code for 31628?

CPT® 31628 in section: Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed.