CPT^® 42808, Under Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Pharynx, Adenoids, and Tonsils

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 42808 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision and Destruction Procedures on the Pharynx, Adenoids, and Tonsils.

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The physician removes or destructs a lesion of the pharynx via several techniques such as: Laser (YAG, Argon), electrocautery, chemical, or destruction by using freezing or cryosurgery technique (liquid nitrogen, carbon dioxide).

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excision of nasopharyngeal mass

Would you bill this then as 42808, 31231 with NO modifier51 or would you put modifier 51 on 31231? 42808 31231 42808 31231-51... [ Read More ]

42808 includes 42800?

42800 is bundled into 42808 but it may billed if a modifier is supported. I was just teaching this in a class on modifiers I a biopsy is taken for an unknown outcome (a biopsy has not already been tak... [ Read More ]

42808 includes 42800?

Dr. did an excision of right tonsillar lesion and tonsillar fossa area containing lesion was excised in its entirety and sent to pathology. Do we code 42808 for excision AND 42800 for biopsy? Or does... [ Read More ]

Can 42808 be be billed bilaterally?

[b]42808[/b] [QUOTE="jlathram, post: 438271, member: 418631"]Can anyone tell me if CPT 42808 can be billed bilaterally?[/QUOTE] Hmm, I know that the pharynx is bilaterally symmetrical but I don't th... [ Read More ]

Can 42808 be be billed bilaterally?

Can anyone tell me if CPT 42808 can be billed bilaterally?... [ Read More ]

Transordal resection of parapharyngeal space mass - help!

I would code this case with CPT 42808. This code includes excision or destruction of lesions of the pharynx (and the tonsil pillars are at the start of the pharynx). This code also describes the intra... [ Read More ]

Excisional removal of nasopharyngeal mass

Cpt 42831 is for removal of the adenoids (in their entirety). So you cannot bill 42831 if the adenoids were not removed. Since this is a full excision of the mass (not just a biopsy sample), you wou... [ Read More ]

excision of nasopharyngeal mass

Thanks! I had finally come up with 42808 but missed the endoscopy so I added that in addition. Really appreciate your help... [ Read More ]

excision of nasopharyngeal mass

We use 42808 for the excision and 31231 for the endoscopy. There's not a code for an endoscopic excision of a mass so we bill both of these codes to report this type of procedure. Hope this helps!... [ Read More ]

Hypopharyngeal lesion

Hope someone can help me out with this procedure for excision of hypopharyngeal lesion. Attention directed toward the oral cavity and oropharynx where the Kantor-Berci direct laryngoscope was placed.... [ Read More ]

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