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 valid case using the Procedure Type: Intubation Only phenotype. If Yes, mark No. If No, proceed to step 3.
Step 3. Check if the case matches its Primary Surgical CPT with the list of CPT codes below. If yes, proceed to step 5. If no procedure to step 4.
- 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 4. Does the case have the following procedure text? If no, mark no. If yes, proceed to step 5.
- Text that contains Bronch
Step 5. Does the case have only the following specific text? If yes mark "Bronch Only", If no, proceed to step 6.
- "Bronchoscopy"
- "Bronchoscopy Flexible"
- "Bronchoscopy NYC"
- "Bronch"
Step 6. Does the predicted Anesthesia CPT = 00520, 00522, 00524, 00528 or 00529 AND Procedure Service = Medical Pulmonology? If so, proceed to step 10. If no, proceed to step 7.
Step 7. Does the predicted Anesthesia CPT = 00520, 00522, 00524, 00528 or 00529? If so, proceed to step 10. If no, proceed to step 8.
Step 8. Does the case contain CPT codes other the ones listed below? If Yes, mark "Yes, Bronch plus another procedure." If no, proceed to step 9.
- 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
Step 9. Using the Procedure Type: Cardiac phenotype, was the value code 1-4? If yes, return "Bronch plus another procedure." If no, check Procedure Type: Endoscopy if the value code is 1. If yes, return "Bronch plus another procedure." If no, check Procedure Type: Tympanoplasty if the value code is 1. If yes, return "Bronch plus another procedure." If no, proceed to step 10.
Step 10. Does the case have the following procedure text? If no, mark "Yes, Bronch Only." Else, mark "Yes, Bronch plus another procedure."
- Ankle, argon, bone, burn, carpel, cautery, coag, CO2, dental, excision, extract embolization, debridement, debulking, destruction, hip, laser, lysis, port, resection, revision, stent, strip, transplant, tumor, uterus, valve, wrist OR
- Text that begins with arthro-, cysto-, thoraco- OR
- Text that ends with -ectomy, -ostomy, -otomy, -plasty