CPT^® 31572, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Larynx

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31572 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 flexible laryngoscope, a tubular instrument with a fiberoptic light source, to look inside the larynx, or voice box, to detect the presence of any abnormalities and uses a laser to ablate (destroy) any lesions he finds on a single side of the larynx.

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CO2 laser of subglottic cyst

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 477062, member: 12103"] A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a d... [ Read More ]

Subglottic cysts

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 477065, member: 12103"] A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a d... [ Read More ]

Subglottic cysts

A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a direct laryngoscope is used. There is no code that... [ Read More ]

CO2 laser of subglottic cyst

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