CPT® code for chest tude

CPT® code for chest tube

re: CPT® code for chest tude

Code 32550 Insertion of indwelling tunneled pleural catheter with cuff indicates the
chest tube is inserted using a tunneled procedure (e.g., Denver catheter). For
32551 Tube thoracostomy, includes water seal (e.g., for abscess, hemothorax, empyema), when performed, a trocar is used or the chest tube is inserted using forceps.