(A 50-year-old patient undergoesflexible bronchoscopy with bronchial biopsies.

For bronchoscopy coding, you report the CPT code that describes thetype of scopeand thekey procedure performed. When bronchoscopicbiopsiesare performed, the service is reported with the appropriate bronchoscopy-with-biopsy code, and youdo not multiply the code by the number of biopsy samples. CPT codes for endoscopy procedures generally represent theoverall service, regardless of how many specimens are obtained during that one session at the same anatomic site category. In this question set,31628is the correct code representingflexible bronchoscopy with transbronchial lung biopsy(the biopsy component is the coded element).31625describes bronchoscopy with a different work element (not the biopsy service intended here), making it an incorrect distractor. Options that apply “×5” reflect a common novice error—billing per specimen rather than per procedure. On CPC exams, the presence of multiple biopsies is usually included to test whether you understand that endoscopic biopsy codes arenot reported per sample.