CPT^® 31540, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Larynx

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31540 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Larynx.

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The provider uses a laryngoscope to look directly inside the larynx, which is the voice box, to detect the presence of an abnormal mass of tissues in the voice box of the patient. He may remove the outer layers of the vocal cord or epiglottis, which is called stripping, and/or he may excise the tumor.

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