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Otolaryngology Coding Alert
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Otolaryngology Coding Alert
- Beware:
31233, 31235 Now Require This Same-Session Procedure
Endoscopy of patient with existing sinusostomy counts as 31231, AAO says Not sure if you [...] - Get the Truth on 4 PQRI Myths
- Add $245 to 60240 Claim That Contains 60512's 2 R's
This ammo will help you combat insurer's autotransplantation base-code snafu You can boost a claim [...] - You Be the Coder - Is Graft Inherent in Myringoplasty?
Question: An otolaryngologist performed myringoplasty (69620) and harvested a graft. Can he use another CPT [...] - Reader Questions:
Treat Multiple 30117s Like 114xx, 116xx
Question: A private insurer denied a claim for 30117 with modifier 50 (Bilateral procedure) because [...] - Reader Questions:
Use 2 Codes When ENT Occludes Canal
Question: What CPT code should I use for "posterior semicircular canal ablation," which the otolaryngologist [...] - Reader Questions:
Lavage Doesn't Count as 69210, AMA Says
Question: A speaker recently advised our practice that we shouldn't report 69210 when the otolaryngologist [...] - Reader Questions:
Modifier 52 Requires Base Surgery
Question: I understood that 69450 (tympanolysis) is for time spent cleaning out a patient's badly [...]
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