Lung mass; diagnostic bronchoscopy.

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- 518.89 refers to other and unspecified diseases of the respiratory system, which is not specific enough for the diagnosis of a lung mass. 
- 793.1 refers to nonspecific abnormal findings on radiological and other examination of the lung field, which again does not indicate the presence of a lung mass. 
- 33.23 and 33.27 both refer to diagnostic bronchoscopy, which is appropriate for investigating a lung mass. However, 33.23 specifically refers to flexible bronchoscopy, while 33.27 refers to rigid bronchoscopy. Without more information about the type of bronchoscopy performed, it is safer to choose the more general code 33.23, and therefore the correct answer is B: 786.6, 33.23.

Lung Mass; Diagnostic Bronchoscopy