HCPCS 31624

Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed; with bronchial alveolar lavage

AI EXPLANATION: A bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage is a procedure used to examine the lungs and air passages. A physician inserts a thin, lighted tube called a bronchoscope through the nose or mouth and down into the airways. Once in place, a small amount of sterile fluid is washed into a section of the lung and gently suctioned back out to collect cells, secretions, and fluid samples for diagnostic laboratory analysis.