Step 1. Was case classified as valid case using the Is Case Valid phenotype. If No, mark No. If Yes, proceed to step 2.
Step 2. Was case classified as an Intubation Only case using the Procedure Type: Intubation Only phenotype. If Yes, mark No. If No, proceed to step 3.
Step 3. Does the case flag >0 for Obstetric Anesthesia Type or Procedure Type: Organ Procurement If yes, mark No. If No, proceed to step 4.
Step 4. Check if the case matches any of the surgical CPT codes below. If yes, proceed to step 6. If no procedure to step 5.
- Surgical CPT: 31615, 31622, 31623, 31624, 31625, 31626, 31627, 31628, 31629, 31630, 31631, 31632, 31633, 31635, 31636, 31637, 31638, 31640, 31641, 31643, 31645, 31646, 31656, 76001, 31647
Step 5. Does the case have the following procedure text? If no, mark no. If yes, proceed to step 6.
Step 6. Does the case have only the following specific text? If yes mark "Bronch Without Another Procedure", If no, proceed to step 7.
- "Bronchoscopy"
- "Bronchoscopy Flexible"
- "Bronchoscopy NYC"
- "Bronch"
Step 7. Does the predicted Anesthesia CPT rank 1 OR Primay = 00520, 00522, 00524, 00528 or 00529 AND Procedure Service = Medical Pulmonology? If so, proceed to step 11. If no, proceed to step 8.
Step 8. Does the primary Anesthesia CPT match CPT = 00520, 00522, 00524, 00528 or 00529 then proceed to step 11. If no proceed to step 9.
Step 9. Does the predicted Anesthesia CPT = 00520, 00522, 00524, 00528 or 00529? If so, proceed to step 12. If the predicted is rank 2 or 3 and has the procedrue text "bronch" then also proceed to step 12. If no, proceed to step 10.
Step 10. Does the case contain CPT codes other the ones listed below? If Yes, mark "Yes, Bronch plus another procedure." If no, proceed to step 11.
- Anesthesia CPT: 00520, 00522, 00524, 00528, 00529
- Surgical CPT: 31615, 31622, 31623, 31624, 31625, 31626, 31627, 31628, 31629, 31630, 31631, 31632, 31633, 31635, 31636, 31637, 31638, 31640, 31641, 31643, 31645, 31646, 31656, 76001, 31647
- Ignore Endoscopy Surigical CPTs: 43200, 43201, 43202, 43204, 43205, 43215, 43216, 43217, 43219, 43220, 43226, 43227, 43228, 43231, 43232, 43260, 43261, 43262, 43263, 43264, 43265, 43267, 43268, 43269, 43271, 43272, 43234, 43235, 43236, 43237, 43238, 43239, 43240, 43241, 43242, 43243, 43244, 43245, 43246, 43247, 43248, 43249, 43250, 43251, 43255, 43256, 43257, 43258, 43259, 47553, 47554, 47555, 47556, 44380, 44382, 44383, 44385, 44386, 44388, 44389, 44390, 44391, 44392, 44393, 44394, 44397, 45330, 45331, 45332, 45333, 45334, 45335, 45337, 45338, 45339, 45340, 45341, 45342, 45345, 45355, 45378, 45379, 45380, 45381, 45382, 45383, 45384, 45385, 45386, 45387, 45391, 45392, 44360, 44361, 44363, 44364, 44365, 44366, 44369, 44370, 44372, 44373, 44376, 44377, 44378, 44379
Step 11. Using the Procedure Type: Cardiac phenotype, was the value code 1-4? If yes, return "Bronch plus another procedure." If no, check Procedure Type: Middle Ear Procedures if the value code is 1. If yes, return "Bronch plus another procedure." If no, proceed to step 12.
Step 12. Does the case have the following procedure text? If no, mark "Yes, Bronch Without Another Procedure." Else, mark "Yes, Bronch plus another procedure."
- Amputation, Ankle, argon, bone, burn, carpel, cautery, chest tube, coag, CO2, dental, excision, extract embolization, debridement, debulking, destruction, fracture, GI procedure, hip, incision and drainage, irrigation and drainage, I&D laser, lysis, PEG, port, repair, reduction, resection, revision, stent, strip, transplant, tube placement tumor, uterus, valve, ventric, wound wrist OR
- Text that begins with arthro-, cysto-, thoraco- OR
- Text that ends with -ectomy, -ostomy, -otomy, -plasty