CPT^® 41010, Under Incision Procedures on the Tongue and Floor of Mouth

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 41010 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Tongue and Floor of Mouth.

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In this procedure, the provider makes an incision in the lingual frenum, a membranous ridge under the tongue, to allow greater movement of the tongue in patients with ankyloglossia.

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Day before global period

[QUOTE="gcohen, post: 507531, member: 433667"] The prior day was for a tongue clip of the newborn, the next day was hospital discharge. [/QUOTE] This is not my area but would that be 41010? Optum show... [ Read More ]

Codes 41115 and 41010

looking for any information on experience with these codes... [ Read More ]

Cerumen diagnosis code

40806: Incision of labial frenum (frenotomy): The physician makes an incision in the labial frenum, freeing the lip and allower greater range of motion. The labial frenum is the membrane that attache... [ Read More ]

Question on billing multiple procedures on different days

CPT 41010 has a 10 day global period, so 54150 would need a -79 modifier to signify that it is an unrelated procedure during the post-operative period. The E&M on 6/26/19 would need -24 modifier in a... [ Read More ]

Question on billing multiple procedures on different days

I am billing the following codes and the second day of codes are being rejected. Any help would be appreciated. 06/25/19 99460-25 06/25/19 41010 06/26/19 99462-25 06/26/19 54150 06/27/1... [ Read More ]

When to code 41010 & 41520

Here are the coders desk reference definitions of each. 41010 - The physician makes an incision in the lingual frenum, freeing the tongue and allowing greater range of motion. The lingual frenum is t... [ Read More ]

Need help determining when to use 41520 and 41010! HELP PLEASE!

[QUOTE="hthrlemay, post: 408627, member: 389883"]Code 41010 is an incision into the lingual frenum. The provider may put sutures in, but does not suture the ends together which frees up the frenum. Wh... [ Read More ]

Need help determining when to use 41520 and 41010! HELP PLEASE!

[b]codes 41010 and 41520[/b] Code 41010 is an incision into the lingual frenum. The provider may put sutures in, but does not suture the ends together which frees up the frenum. Which in turn allows ... [ Read More ]

Need help determining when to use 41520 and 41010! HELP PLEASE! ent

Hello everyone and thank you in advance for reading this. I am confused between 41010 & 41520 and I'm not sure if I'm coding them correctly. For instance, I coded 41010 for this report: "We then inc... [ Read More ]

When to code 41010 & 41520 ent frenotomy frenuloplasty

Hello everyone and thank you in advance for reading this. I am confused between 41010 & 41520 and I'm not sure if I'm coding them correctly.... [ Read More ]

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