Question

What is the CPT code for a procedure on a 65 year old male who had a collection drainage by catheter for hematoma. It was performed by image guidance;percutaneous, visceral (lung)

1) 49405
2)4905, 77002
3) 49405, 77002, 99100
4) 48405, 77002, 00520​

Answer 1

The most appropriate CPT code for a 65-year-old patient who underwent catheter drainage for a lung hematoma with image guidance is a combination of 49405, 77002, and 99100.

Step-by-step explanation:

The correct CPT code for a procedure where a 65-year-old male had a collection drainage by catheter for a hematoma in the lung, guided by imaging and performed percutaneously, would be 49405, 77002, and 99100.

Code 49405 describes the catheter drainage of a collection, percutaneous, including imaging guidance when performed, visceral (e.g., kidney, liver, spleen, lung/mediastinum), percutaneous. Code 77002 describes fluoroscopic guidance for needle placement (e.g., biopsy, aspiration, injection, localization device).

Code 99100 is an anesthesia add-on code for patients of extreme age, under one year and over seventy (70) years of age. Therefore, the third option is the most appropriate answer for the procedure described.