A patient has empyema. What CPT code would you use for a thoracostomy with rib resection?

Name: A patient has empyema. What CPT code would you use for a thoracostomy with rib resection?
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Code 32035 is for a thoracostomy with rib resection for empyema.
Code 32036 is incorrect because there was no flap drainage performed. Codes 32096 and 32097 are incorrect because they are for thoracotomies with biopsies for lung infiltrates, nodules or masses.

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