Samantha and Stephen have a family history of cardiovascular disease on their mother and father's side. Samantha is thirty-five years old, is physically active, eats a healthy diet, and drinks water daily. Stephen is forty-five years old, has a stressful job, has high blood pressure, and is a smoker

answer;

no:

a diagnostic thoracoscopy is always included in the surgical vats

explanation;

vats means video assisted thoracic surgery.

thoracoscopy is an endoscopical procedure completed on the lungs to visualize pleura, lungs and mediastinum using an endoscope

one thing to note is that a surgical thoracoscopy always includes a diagnostic thoracoscopy.

the diagnostic thoracoscopy codes are differentiated by the site and type of procedure performed.