A patient with a chronic cough and shortness of breath is scheduled for a percutaneous core needle biopsy following a chest x-ray that revealed a significant mass in the left lower lobe of the lung. Due to the position of the mass, a core needle biopsy is planned rather than a bronchoscopic biopsy. Following the administration of local anesthetic in the interventional radiology suite of the hospital, a percutaneous core biopsy needle is passed over the left side of the ribs. Fluoroscopic guidance is used to guide needle placement into the lung mass, so that tissue is obtained for pathologic evaluation. Pathology confirms carcinoma in-situ of the lung. Which ICD-10-CM and CPT codes would the physician assign for this procedure? Assign the correct diagnosis and procedure codes: ICD-10-CM code: CPT code:
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