Question:
New York Subscriber
Answer:
The second person you spoke with is correct. The appropriate CPT® code in this case is 30300 (Removal foreign body, intranasal; office type procedure) to describe your physician's service.Code 98.12 (Removal of intraluminal foreign body from nose without incision) is an ICD-9 procedure code, not a diagnosis code. The appropriate ICD-9 diagnosis in this situation is 932 (Foreign body in nose).