Feb 4, 2010 · Question My physician performed a flexible bronchoscopy with bilateral bronchial alveolar lavage (code 31624). Should modifier -50, Bilateral procedure,be appended to code 31624, or is …

Feb 17, 2014 · A similar code might look tempting to you, especially because it uses the term “lavage” that your surgeon used in the op report: 31624 (Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic …

HCPCS code C7556 for Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with bronchial alveolar lavage and transendoscopic endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) during bronchoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic …

In this procedure, the provider uses a rigid or flexible bronchoscope for bronchial alveolar lavage, a procedure using saline solution to wash the cells from alveoli, the air sacs at the end of the bronchioles.

If the bronchoscopy was performed with bronchial alveolar lavage, that procedure should be billed with 31628 and 31624 appending modifier -51. Code 31624-51 (... with bronchial alveolar lavage) should …

HCPCS code C7510 for Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with bronchial alveolar lavage (s), with computer-assisted image-guided navigation, including fluoroscopic guidance when performed as …

Jan 6, 2014 · Question: A patient with interstitial lung disease reported for a bronchial alveolar lavage procedure so the surgeon could collect specimens for cellular analysis. The patient was prepped and …

Question: How should a bronchoscopy performed via a tracheostomy tube with bronchial alveolar lavage be reported? The bronchoscope was introduced through the tracheostomy tube and advanced to the …

Jul 1, 2007 · Biopsies, brushings or bronchial alveolar lavages (BALs) are included in the 31623-31633 range of codes. Therapeutic procedures include use of the scope to remove foreign bodies such as …

Aug 3, 2010 · If lavage was performed in multiple areas of the lung i.e. right upper lob middle lobe, left upper lobe, left lower - do you just bill the 31624 one time? At the heading of the endoscopy codes, …