Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
E/M Contains Nasal Packing Removal
Published on Tue Aug 02, 2011
Question: New Mexico Subscriber Answer: Option: If this service involves the removal of the nasal packing placed by the same physician during the performance of a treatment of a nasal bone fracture, the removal of the nasal packing is part of the 90-day global services. This means the removal is part of the initial service, and follows the same principle as a suture removal: if the same doctor placed the sutures, he cannot bill for the removal. Thus, if the doctor put in the nasal packing, he cannot bill for the removal.
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