The Changing Face of Outpatient Bronchoscopy in 2013 Scott Manaker, MD, PhD, FCCP, Anil Vachani, MD, MSCE CHEST Volume 143, Issue 5, Pages 1214-1218 (May 2013) DOI: 10.1378/chest.13-0066 Copyright © 2013 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Medicare-paid claims by calendar year. For EBUS, navigation bronchoscopy, and TBNA, paid Medicare claims data begin in the calendar year following development and publication of a Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code. CPT codes for each procedure are as follows: TBNA, 31629; TBNA, second lobe, 31633; EBUS, 31620; navigational bronchoscopy, 31627; and mediastinoscopy, 39400. EBUS = endobronchial ultrasound; TBNA = transbronchial needle aspiration. CHEST 2013 143, 1214-1218DOI: (10.1378/chest.13-0066) Copyright © 2013 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions