Open Lung Biopsy: Difference between revisions

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{{PreICD10 px

| NewCCI2 = Biopsy (non-endoscopic)

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{{DX tag | Pulm\Thoracic-OR | Diagnostic Procedure | '''OPEN LUNG BIOPSY''' | Open Lung Biopsy | 77200 | No| 0 |'''Critical Care and Medicine''' | Currently Collected | |}}

A lung biopsy is a procedure that involves obtaining a tissue specimen from the lungs for microscopic analysis to establish a precise diagnosis.

=== Open Lung Biopsy===

An '''open lung biopsy''' is performed via a surgical incision in the chest. When they open the lung area, they use a scope to examine the lung which is a thoroscopy~~. {{discussion}} code that separately? If so, link, if not, why is it written here? Ttenbergen 08:59, 2015 July 9 (CDT)~~

An '''open lung biopsy''' is performed via a surgical incision in the chest. When they open the lung area, they use a scope to examine the lung which is a thoroscopy.

~~Code these as this diagnosis~~.

=== Needle Lung Biopsy ===

A needle lung biopsy, or '''percutaneous lung biopsy''', is performed by passing a biopsy needle through the skin into the lung. May or may not require fluroscopic or CT guidance.

A needle lung biopsy, or '''percutaneous lung biopsy''', is performed by passing a biopsy needle through the skin into the lung. May or may not require fluroscopic or CT guidance. This is not a diagnosis we code ([[List of Diagnoses we didn't code in old schema#Surgeries_or_procedures_not_currently_coded]].

~~{{discussion}} I assume we don't code that as open. Do~~ we code ~~it at all? If so link. If not we should add a notice to~~ [[~~List_of_Diagnoses_we_don~~'~~t_code~~#Surgeries_or_procedures_not_currently_coded]].

=== Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy ===

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[[Category: Biopsy]]

[[Category:Biopsy (old)]]

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+{{PreICD10 px
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 {{DX tag | Pulm\Thoracic-OR | Diagnostic Procedure | '''OPEN LUNG BIOPSY''' | Open Lung Biopsy | 77200  | No| 0 |'''Critical Care and Medicine''' | Currently Collected | |}}
 A lung biopsy is a procedure that involves obtaining a tissue specimen from the lungs for microscopic analysis to establish a precise diagnosis.
 === Open Lung Biopsy===
-An '''open lung biopsy''' is performed via a surgical incision in the chest. When they open the lung area, they use a scope to examine the lung which is a thoroscopy. {{discussion}} code that separately? If so, link, if not, why is it written here? Ttenbergen 08:59, 2015 July 9 (CDT)
+An '''open lung biopsy''' is performed via a surgical incision in the chest. When they open the lung area, they use a scope to examine the lung which is a thoroscopy.
-Code these as this diagnosis.
 === Needle Lung Biopsy ===
-A needle lung biopsy, or '''percutaneous lung biopsy''', is performed by passing a biopsy needle through the skin into the lung.  May or may not require fluroscopic or CT guidance.
+A needle lung biopsy, or '''percutaneous lung biopsy''', is performed by passing a biopsy needle through the skin into the lung.  May or may not require fluroscopic or CT guidance. This is not a diagnosis we code ([[List of Diagnoses we didn't code in old schema#Surgeries_or_procedures_not_currently_coded]].
-{{discussion}} I assume we don't code that as open. Do we code it at all? If so link. If not we should add a notice to [[List_of_Diagnoses_we_don't_code#Surgeries_or_procedures_not_currently_coded]].
 === Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy ===
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-[[Category: Biopsy]]
+[[Category:Biopsy (old)]]