CPT^® 31605, Under Incision Procedures on the Trachea and Bronchi

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31605 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Trachea and Bronchi.

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The provider performs tracheostomy, in which the provider makes an incision to expose the trachea, which is the windpipe, and create an opening in it. This code represents an emergency procedure with an incision into the cricothyroid membrane.

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crycothryoidotomy ?

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Midline thyroid isthmusectomy

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Midline thyroid isthmusectomy

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Need help-diff. operative session/same day

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Tracheostomy help Please

[b]Trach[/b] We use the 31600 if it was planned and 31603 for emergency procedure or 31605 emergency procedure through the crycothyroid membrane. I would go with the 31600 if it wasnt an emergency. H... [ Read More ]

Tracheostomy help Please

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Tracheostomy w/ division of thyroid isthmus

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emergency chicothyroidotomy followed by conversion to trachostomy

Good Afternoon! I have a sort of complicated scenerio that I was hoping someone may be able to help me with. I code for the physician services. I have an OP report with the following situation: Pat... [ Read More ]

Excision Isthmus

It sounds like all your physician did was perform the tracheostomy. 60200's description according to Decision Health is: (Plain English Description™) The physician removes a cyst or a blood-filled g... [ Read More ]

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