Open Lung Biopsy
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| Category/Organ System: |
Category: Pulm\Thoracic-OR (old) |
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| Main Diagnosis: | OPEN LUNG BIOPSY |
| Sub Diagnosis: | Open Lung Biopsy |
| Diagnosis Code: | 77200 |
| Comorbid Diagnosis: | No |
| Charlson Comorbid coding (pre ICD10): | 0 |
| Program: | Critical Care and Medicine |
| Status: | Currently Collected
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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.
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. This is not a diagnosis we code
List_of_Diagnoses_we_don't_code#Surgeries_or_procedures_not_currently_coded.
Bronchoscopic Lung Biopsy
A bronchoscopic lung biopsy is performed using a bronchoscope, and may or may not require fluoroscopic or CT guidance.
- don't code these as Open Lung Biopsy, see Bronchoscopy/Laryngoscopy for details