Clip-and-Save Tool: Add Your Way to Easy Coding for Tonsillectomy/Adenoidectomy

Here’s a quick way to select the correct tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy code: Check each item that applies in the list below, then add the points for all the items you check and use the total to find the code you’re after.

Tonsillectomy, primary or secondary        1 point
Adenoidectomy, primary                         2 points
Adenoidectomy, secondary                     4 points
Patient under age 12                              0 points
Patient age 12 or older                            10 points

Total Points                                           _______

If you’re total is:                                   Choose:

1 point                                                   42825
2 points                                                 42830
3 points                                                 42820
4 points                                                 42835
5 points                                                 42820
11 points                                               42826
12 points                                               42831
13 points                                               42821
14 points                                               42836

- Published on 2007-10-25