Please note this question was answered in 2021. The coding advice may or may not be outdated.
Chest tube re-positioning/Exchange X 2
Date: Oct 4, 2021
Question:
For the following would you recommend code 32557 or unlisted code 32999? "Successful fluoroscopically-guided exchange and upsize of left pleural catheters (x2) with the lateral chest tube repositioned into the LEFT lung apex."
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