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Other Procedures on the Trachea or Bronchi CPT® Code range 31899- 31899

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code range for Surgical Procedures on the Trachea and Bronchi 31899-31899 is a medical code set maintained by the American Medical Association.

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CPT® Code Range 31899- 31899
Section 31899-31899
Other Procedures on the Trachea or Bronchi
31899
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bronchoplasty
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bronchoplasty
My provider performed surgery on a patient. She had bronchoscopy, VATs, Robotic assisted Rt lower lobectomy, and lymphadenectomy. But, prior to closing, "a tear was encountered in the right upper lo... [ Read More ]
tracheoscopy CPT code needed
Hello! I'm looking for a direct laryngoscopy code that includes a tracheoscopy, going beyond the larnyx, to remove granulation tissue from a tracheostomy site that is blocking 90% of the patient's ai... [ Read More ]
Second request - how to code tracheal hemorrhage?
Any thoughts on how to code this aside from using an unlisted code? DIAGNOSIS: Tracheal hemorrhage, recent tracheostomy OPERATION: Reintubation and removal of tracheostomy, exploration of wound and ... [ Read More ]
How to code tracheal hemorrhage?
Any thoughts on how to code this aside from using an unlisted code? DIAGNOSIS: Tracheal hemorrhage, recent tracheostomy OPERATION: Reintubation and removal of tracheostomy, exploration of wound and ... [ Read More ]
Tracheal hemorrhage
Any thoughts on how to code this aside from using an unlisted code? DIAGNOSIS: Tracheal hemorrhage, recent tracheostomy OPERATION: Reintubation and removal of tracheostomy, exploration of wound and... [ Read More ]
Tracheostomy assisted with Bronchoscopy
Physician tried to creat a tracheostomy however the tube would not stay in place so they inserted a bronchoscopy in to the trachea followed by the tracheostomy tube and was succesfully inserted. Need ... [ Read More ]
Coding a Contrast Bronchography
My doctor gave me the following to bill out for a surgery he completed in 2013. 31625- bronchial biopsy 31656- contrast bronchography with barium as the medium DX codes are V10.11 HX of adenocarcin... [ Read More ]
Exchange of tracheoesophageal prosthesis
Hospital outpatient setting: The existing prosthesis was removed. A fresh prosthesis was threaded on the introducer and placed through the puncture site and seated in good position. Would you use 316... [ Read More ]
Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy
Apparently it can be any one of the following codes, depending on the exact location of the procedure: 43499 43999 44799 45999 47999 48999 30999 31299 31599 31899 32999 42999 It also appears many i... [ Read More ]
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