C7556 HCPCS - BRONCHOSCOPY, RIGID OR FLEXIBLE, WITH BRONCHIAL ALVEOLAR LAVAGE AND TRANSENDOSCOPIC ENDOBRONCHIAL ULTRASOUND (EBUS) DURING BRONCHOSCOPIC DIAGNOSTIC OR THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTION(S) FOR PERIPHERAL LESION(S), INCLUDING FLUOROSCOPIC GUIDANCE, WHEN PERFORMED

Code Information

HCPCS Code: C7556
Sequence Number: 0010
Short Description: Bronch lavage w/ebus
Long Description: Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with bronchial alveolar lavage and transendoscopic endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) during bronchoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic intervention(s) for peripheral lesion(s), including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed
Date Added: 1/1/2024
Action Code: N - No maintenance for this code
Action Effective Date: 1/1/2024
Classification: Temporary Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System
Coding System: HCPCS

Pricing Indicator Code:
- 99 - Value not established
Multiple Pricing Indicator Code: 9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
Coverage Issues Manual Reference Section Number:
N/A
Medicare Carriers Manual Reference Section Number:
N/A
Coverage Code: D - Special coverage instructions apply
ASC Payment Group Effective Date: 1/1/2024

Field Name	Field Value
Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Code	C7556
HCPCS Sequence Number	0010
HCPCS Record Identification Code	3 - First line of procedure record also contains detail information in positions 92-275
HCPCS Long Description	Bronchoscopy, rigid or flexible, with bronchial alveolar lavage and transendoscopic endobronchial ultrasound (ebus) during bronchoscopic diagnostic or therapeutic intervention(s) for peripheral lesion(s), including fluoroscopic guidance, when performed
HCPCS Short Description	Bronch lavage w/ebus
HCPCS Pricing Indicator Code 1	99 - Value not established
HCPCS Multiple Pricing Indicator Code	9 - Not applicable as HCPCS not priced separately by part B (pricing indicator is 00) or value is not established (pricing indicator is '99')
HCPCS Coverage Code	D - Special coverage instructions apply
HCPCS ASC Payment Group Code	YY
HCPCS ASC Payment Group Effective Date	1/1/2024
HCPCS Processing Note Number	0229
HCPCS Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service Code	P8F - Endoscopy - bronchoscopy
HCPCS Type Of Service Code 1	2 - Surgery
HCPCS Anesthesia Base Unit Quantity	0
HCPCS Code Added Date	1/1/2024
HCPCS Action Effective Date	1/1/2024
HCPCS Action Code	N - No maintenance for this code