A patient with pancreatic cancer was found to have a lung mass. A flexible bronchoscopy, transbronchial lung biopsy, brushing and washing were performed. The surgeon identified a left perihilar mass and mucosal abnormality in the posterior subsegment of the left upper lobe. The pathology finding was metastasis to the lung. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code is 31628 for the transbronchial lung biopsy. The ICD-10-CM codes are C78.02 for lung metastasis and C25.9 for pancreatic cancer.

A Patient with Pancreatic Cancer Was Found to Have a Lung