Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy: Technology and Reimbursement

Neeraj R. Desai; Thomas R. Gildea; Edward Kessler; Neil Ninan; Kim D. French; Denise A. Merlino; Momen M. Wahidi; Kevin L. Kovitz

doi:10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.008

Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy: Technology and Reimbursement

Neeraj R. Desai^*, Thomas R. Gildea, Edward Kessler, Neil Ninan, Kim D. French, Denise A. Merlino, Momen M. Wahidi, Kevin L. Kovitz

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Medicine, Pulmonary Division

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Abstract

Advanced interventional pulmonary procedures of the airways, pleural space, and mediastinum continue to evolve and be refined. Health care, finance, and clinical professionals are challenged by both the indications and related coding complexities. As the scope of interventional pulmonary procedures expands with advanced technique and medical innovation, program planning and ongoing collaboration among clinicians, finance executives, and reimbursement experts are key elements for success. We describe advanced bronchoscopic procedures, appropriate Current Procedural Terminology coding, valuations, and necessary modifiers to fill the knowledge gap between basic and advanced procedural coding. Our approach is to balance the description of procedures with the associated coding in a way that is of use to the proceduralist, the coding specialist, and other nonclinical professionals.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	259-267
Number of pages	9
Journal	CHEST
Volume	160
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2021.02.008
State	Published - Jul 2021

Keywords

airway stent
argon plasma coagulation
bronchoscopy
coding
Current Procedural Terminology
endobronchial ultrasound
laser
navigational bronchoscopy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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