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US Guided Thoracentesis

Date: Mar 19, 2021

Question:

I have a scenario where US guidance was used to perform a thoracentesis on a patient at the bedside. Since this was a portable US machine, no hard copy image was saved. Is it still appropriate to report code 32555 with imaging guidance, or should this be downgraded to 32554 without imaging guidance?

Question ID : 15199
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