Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Don't Fret Over Tube Change Options:
Check This Chart for the Answer
Published on Tue Nov 15, 2005
Want an easy way to choose the correct tracheostomy tube change code? Using the grid above, match the timing of the tube change (before or after the fistula is established) with the place of service (office, operating room or other) to find the correct choice.
Other Articles in this issue of
Otolaryngology Coding Alert
- Confused About Trach Tube Changes? Here's the Essential Knowledge You Need
Reviewed on May 15, 2015
Post-fistula procedures may call for unlisted-procedure code
- Breaking News:
CPT 2006 Revises Turbinate Surgery Codes
Unlisted-procedure code becomes the choice for middle turbinate fracture
For 2006, CPT will change the descriptors [...] - Don't Fret Over Tube Change Options:
Check This Chart for the Answer
Want an easy way to choose the correct tracheostomy tube change code? Using the grid [...] - 3 Tips Mean 'Unlisted' Doesn't Have to Mean Unpaid
Payment for unlisted-procedure codes requires preparation and documentation
If you-ve ever filed a claim using an [...] - You Be the Coder:
'Close Enough' Isn't for Endoscope
Question: The doctor used an endoscope to remove a posterior nasal lesion. May I report [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Specificity Matters for Asthma Dx
Question: Do we need a fifth digit when reporting an asthma diagnosis, such as 493.2?
North [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Watch for Spirometry/Nebulizer Treatment Bundles
Question: May I report a separate procedure (94640) for breathing treatment with bronchospasm evaluation (94060)? [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Report 69990 With Caution
Question: What are the requirements for reporting the operating microscope (69990)? It seems that everything [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Programming Is Separate With Cochlear Implant
Question: Is analysis/programming of a cochlear implant included in 69930, or can we report this [...] - READER QUESTIONS:
Charge Outpatient Consult for Observation
Question: Another doctor asked my ENT for a consult with a patient who had been [...] - Keep Watching Otolaryngology Coding Alert!
Look to the January and February 2006 editions of Otolaryngology Coding Alert for a complete [...]
View All
