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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Thorac Oncol. 2012 Jan;7(1):188–195. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0b013e318236ecbb

Codes for identification of Staging techniques and treatments

CPT Codes for Invasive Staging Techniques Endobronchial ultrasound 31620
Bronchoscopy with TBNA 31629 (additional lobes 31633)
Thoracoscopy of mediastinal space without bx 32605
VATS mediastinal biopsy 32606
Mediastinotomy 39000 or 39010
Mediastinoscopy 39400
Esophageal ultrasound 43231, 43242, 43259, 76975
Esophageal ultrasound guided aspiration 43232
Codes for Surgical Resection Carinal reconstruction
Open pneumonectomy 32440
Removal of lung, total pneumonectomy; with resection of segment of trachea followed by broncho-tracheal anastomosis (sleeve pneumonectomy) 32442
Removal of lung, total pneumonectomy; extrapleural 32445
Open lobectomy 32480
Open Bilobectomy 32482
Open segmentectomy 32484
Open sleeve lobectomy 32486
Open completion pneumonectomy 32488
Open apical resection 32503
Resection of lung; with resection of chest wall 32520
Resection of lung; with reconstruction of chest wall, without prosthesis 32522
Resection of lung; with major reconstruction of chest wall, with prosthesis 32525
VATS segmentectomy/lobectomy 32663
Codes for Radiation Treatment Brachytherapy 77750–77799, 0182T
Any External Beam (3-D Conformal) 77402–416
Any IMRT (77301 and 77427), 77418, 0073T, G0174
Stereotactic Surgery (“Radiosurgery/cyberknife”) G0173, G0242, G0243, G0251, G0338, G0339, G0340, 0082T-0083T
Any Proton Beam 77520–77525
Any IGRT 77421
Codes for Chemotherapy Treatment (any chemo drug) HCPCS Codes for Chemotherapy 96400–96549, Q0083–Q0085, J9000–J9999, G0355–62
ICD9 Code for Chemotherapy V58.1
PET Scan Codes G Codes G0211, G0212, G0125, G0126, G0210, G0212, G0234
CPT Codes 78811, 78812, 78813, 78815, 78816