CPT^® 31070, Under Incision Procedures on the Accessory Sinuses

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31070 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Accessory Sinuses.

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Summary

The provider performs trephination, meaning he punctures the skull, as part of a procedure to create an opening into the frontal sinus, Air spaces on each side of the forehead’s frontal bone lying above the eye’s orbits.

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CAn someone please help me! I need to some explanation on CPT codes 31090, 31070 versus 31276,31267,31287. My physician is telling me he is going to bill these more because he gets paid more. I tried ... [ Read More ]

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Ok, I am assuming there has been some type of injury? if you are looking to code this for prior authorization I would use 31225 for the medial maxillectomy (you would only use 31230 if the eye was re... [ Read More ]

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