CPT^® 40819, Under Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Vestibule of Mouth

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 40819 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Vestibule of Mouth.

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In this procedure, the provider removes the labial or buccal frenum, each of which is a membrane structure in the mouth. Labial refers to the lip and buccal refers to the cheek.

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Frenectomy CPT 40819

[QUOTE="AREDAR, post: 499064, member: 253981"] I am billing for a Lactation Consulting Group. They perform Frenectomy on infants often. We always billed 40819 and 41115, I started having issues when... [ Read More ]

Frenectomy CPT 40819

[QUOTE="kelee91, post: 513065, member: 564151"] I am getting a denial on CPT code 40819 using diagnosis codes K13.0 (Thickened frenulum of upper lip) and Q38.0 (Congenital maxillary lip tie) . Can any... [ Read More ]

Frenectomy CPT 40819

I am getting a denial on CPT code 40819 using diagnosis codes K13.0 (Thickened frenulum of upper lip) and Q38.0 (Congenital maxillary lip tie) . Can anyone help as to why I am receiving this denial?... [ Read More ]

Frenectomy CPT 40819

I am billing for a Lactation Consulting Group. They perform Frenectomy on infants often. We always billed 40819 and 41115, I started having issues when we tried billing for more than one tongue rele... [ Read More ]

Excision of oral cavity lesions in: submucosal nodules in oral commissure buccal and tongue/tonsil base

[LIST] [*]31536 - direct laryngoscopy and biopsy [*]11400-11471 Excision-Benign Lesions Procedures on the Skin - for excision of lesions in oral commissure [*]40819 - buccal [I](hard to determine with... [ Read More ]

Buccal Release

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 473762, member: 12103"] Actually, in reading the note, the surgeon did 6 releases, the upper lip frenulum, the lingual frenulum under the tongue, two upper buccal releases ar... [ Read More ]

Buccal Release

Actually, in reading the note, the surgeon did 6 releases, the upper lip frenulum, the lingual frenulum under the tongue, two upper buccal releases around the maxilla and 2 lower buccaneers around th... [ Read More ]

Buccal Release 40819 41520 buccal release cheek release frenuloplasty

The doctor did a buccal cheek release and a lingual frenuloplasty. For the buccal cheek release I have cpt code 40819 and the doctor said buccal cheek release x4. Do I change the unit to 4 or does thi... [ Read More ]

buccal mucosa graft

[b]wow, no response![/b] I have only 5 years of Urology coding experience and I am coding this procedure for the first time. I was hoping there would be a response from someone about this. My quest... [ Read More ]

Frenulectomy of Newborn - Inpatient

We are using CPT 40819 for frenulectomy on our newborns who are tongue tied at birth. We are having issues with insurance plans denying the child's office visits for the first 30 days stating they're... [ Read More ]

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