32650

Thoracoscopy w/pleurodesis

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Code typePrimary
Payment statusActive (A)
Global period90-day

Pricing with Related Codes

Line
Qty
Global fee
Pro fee
Primary32650Thoracoscopy w/pleurodesis
1
$650.32
$650.32
Add-on32674Thoracoscopy lymph node exc
0
$195.40/ unit
$195.40/ unit
Whole procedure · 10.56 wRVU credited
$650.32
$650.32

RVU Breakdown

Component
Office
Facility
Work
10.56
10.56
Practice expense
6.35
6.35
Malpractice
2.56
2.56
Total RVU
19.47
19.47

Payment Policy & Modifiers

Allowed adjustments
Bilateral -50150%
With modifier 50 (both sides), payment is 150% of the single-side amount. $975.48 office.
Multiple procedure MPPRApplies
When billed with other procedures the same day: highest-valued paid 100%, the rest 50%. Add-on codes are exempt.
Assistant surgeon -80/81/8216%
Assistant at surgery (mod 80/81/82) is paid at 16% of the fee schedule amount.
Co-surgeons -6262.5% each
Co-surgeons paid (62.5% each) if medical necessity is documented.
Not applicable to this code
Team surgeon -66Prof / tech split

Global surgery package

Major surgery: payment covers the day before, the day of, and 90 days after. Of the total payment, 10% is attributed to pre-operative care, 76% to the procedure itself, and 14% to post-operative visits.