CPT^® 30420, Under Repair Procedures on the Nose

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 30420 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Nose.

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The provider performs rhinoplasty, a surgery to repair or change the shape of the nose, on a patient who has not had the surgery before. The procedure also includes straightening the septum or other major septal repair.

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Septoplasty with Osteotomies

Need another set of eyes to take a look at this one. Wondering if 30420 would be the appropriate code for the following: We then turned to the septoplasty. A 15 blade was used to make a hemitransfix... [ Read More ]

21335 with 30420? ent code help nasal valve collapse

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Septo/rhinoplasty

Just a quick question re: septo/rhino procedures for which I've been debating. A patient comes in for a revision rhinoplasty involving osteotomies and nasal tip work. The patient also has septal repai... [ Read More ]

Revision Septorhinoplasty Help

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CPT codes- 21235,30140,30420

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21325 vs 30520

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Open Reduction of Old Nasal - Septal Fracture

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Rhinoplasty vs Functional Rhinoplasty

30420 & 30465 are not bundled, you can bill both together with the appropriate modifier. If the spreader graft was created out of septum cartilage, you cannot bill seperately for the harvest of the g... [ Read More ]

Rhinoplasty vs Functional Rhinoplasty

I don't code these a whole lot and am starting to wonder if I am just way off base with this. Op: 1. Nasal fracture 2. Nasoseptal Deviation 3. Nasal Vestibular Stenosis Procedure: 1. Repair of Nasa... [ Read More ]

septo andreduction nasal fx

When the physician is reducing a recent nasal fracture and also a septoplasty from an injury how do you code this? I am being told to use the rhino-septo 30420 code. Anyone know... [ Read More ]

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