One of my physicians performed a thoracotomy with a bronch to follow for "clean-up". This is something that he does regularly, and I want to ensure that he is getting full credit for the procedures that are performed. If the bronch does not preface the open procedure, how would it be coded? Should it be coded with an added modifier, such as 51?
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