Coding for removal of chest tube?
Procedure: Removal of chest tube
CPT® code: 32405
Description: Removal of chest tube; single, requiring use of bronchoscope
32406 Removal of chest tube; single, without use of bronchoscope
ICD-10-CM codes:
J96.0 Pneumothorax, unspecified
J96.8 Other specified disorders of lung
J96.9 Unspecified pleural effusion
J97.0 Spontaneous pneumothorax
J97.1 Tension pneumothorax
J97.2 Pneumothorax, traumatic, external
J97.3 Traumatic pneumothorax, internal
J98.0 Postoperative pneumothorax
J98.1 Pneumothorax, iatrogenic
J98.2 Pneumothorax in newborn
J98.3 Hemothorax
J98.4 Traumatic hemothorax
J98.5 Spontaneous hemothorax
J98.8 Other specified pleural disorders
J98.9 Unspecified pleural disorder
Select the appropriate code(s) based on the patient's diagnosis and the type of chest tube removal procedure performed.
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