CPT^® 31254, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Accessory Sinuses

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31254 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Accessory Sinuses.

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Partial surgical anterior ethmoidectomy involves the removal of the uncinate process (infundibulotomy), opening of the bulla, and partial removal of the anterior ethmoid cells.

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FESSing up! I need FESS help. sinus surgery

I'm fairly new to sinus surgery coding for the orthopaedic hospital I work for and need assistance with documentation issues I have noticed on the following OR. We have a few ENT/sinus specialists who... [ Read More ]

Posterior septectomy

Have you looked at 31237 and also 31254?... [ Read More ]

Ethmoidectomy with frontal sinus exploration

Su Ye, You need to ask the physician as the documentation is insufficient. The surgeon really needs to amend the op note and clarify what was performed in the ethmoid sinuses. This documentation is j... [ Read More ]

Aetna & POS 11

[QUOTE="DawnB2019, post: 466282, member: 590461"] We do certain procedures in our office. I work for an ENT. Aetna has been denying CPT 30520 when done in POS 11 (under CS). They are only denying 3... [ Read More ]

Aetna & POS 11

We do certain procedures in our office. I work for an ENT. Aetna has been denying CPT 30520 when done in POS 11 (under CS). They are only denying 30520 for POS however the other codes billed the sa... [ Read More ]

Aetna & POS 11

Posterior Ethmoidectomy Only... pt had Anterior Eth done at an earlier encounter posterior ethmoidectomy

Hi all, I am looking for suggestions on how to code a Posterior Ethmoidectomy ONLY. This patient had an anterior ethmoidectomy done years ago and now is coming back in for recurrent sinus issues a... [ Read More ]

31253 vs 31276

I am just trying to make sure I am using the new Combo code(s) correctly. A I am reading it, IF tissue is removed from the frontal sinus along with an ethmoidectomy, it is OK to use 31253. If tissue... [ Read More ]

2018 new/revised cpt code list

CPT codes and descriptors are copyright the American Medical Association. Here is a list of the changes by CPT code only. Change Code Date Added 0001U 1/1/2018 Added 0002U 1/1/2018 Added 000... [ Read More ]

CPT Code 31298

31253, 31257, 31259 & 31298 are new codes in my 2018 CPT Book 31254, 31255 & 31276 had changes... [ Read More ]

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