CPT^® 31591, Under Repair Procedures on the Larynx

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31591 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Larynx.

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Summary

The provider restores the function of the larynx, or voice box, by moving a displaced or paralyzed vocal cord, which is displaced to one side, back toward the midline (medialization) in order to improve breathing, vocalization, and swallowing.

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Montgomery medialization Thyroplasty

Hello, There is an article from CPT Assistant that is helpful on this topic. Larynx Repair.[SIZE=4] April 2017; Volume 27: Issue 4 [/SIZE][SIZE=5][B] [/B][/SIZE] In it they discuss how ther... [ Read More ]

Montgomery medialization Thyroplasty

It appears that the previous code for this procedure, 31588, was deleted in 2016-2017...There is no direct replacement, I am looking at 31591 as the closest code that might work. Has anyone used this ... [ Read More ]

31591

I cannot find a policy by Anthem (or any other insurer for that matter) that states an external cause code is required to bill CPT 31591. I suspect, however, that since 31591 is a reconstructive proc... [ Read More ]

31591

Hi, We received a denial on cpt code 31591 with the dx as J38.01(vocal cord paralysis), but it was rejected for an external code needed. Has anyone had this issue? Do we need an Eco... [ Read More ]

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