AMA CPT® Assistant - 2023 Issue 6 (June)
Radiofrequency Destruction of Pulmonary Nerves (0781T, 0782T) (June 2023)
June 2023 pages 21-24 Radiofrequency Destruction of Pulmonary Nerves (0781T, 0782T) Two new Category III codes (0781T, 0782T) were created for the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2023 code set to report bronchoscopy that includes circumferential radiofrequency (RF) destruction of the pulmonary nerves in the bronchi. This procedure may be performed bilaterally in the mainstem bronchi (0781T) or unilaterally in one bronchus (0782T) and includes fluoroscopic imaging guidance when performed. Because there were no specific CPT codes available to report these procedures prior to 2023, code 31899, Unlisted procedure, trachea, bronchi, was often reported. The establishment of codes 0781T...
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