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    Wiki Foreign Body Removal from Cleft Palate

    Hi, all! I'm hoping someone might be able to help. We are seeing a patient that had an impression done at a dentist's office that resulted in some of the impression gel being left/stuck in the patient's cleft palate. Our ENT provider is going to see the patient to evaluate for foreign body...
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    Wiki Palatopharyngeus muscle flaps?

    The physician is listing this procedure as 1. Tonsillectomy 2. Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty 3. Bilateral Adjacent Tissue Transfer (Palatopharyngeus Muscle Flaps)- Functional Expansion Pharyngoplsaty Technique (To treat obstructive sleep apnea) He wants me to code this as 42145 (UPPP), 14040...
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    Wiki Nasal and septal fracture repair

    In this procedure my doctor is say he performed 1)septoplasty with open reduction and stabilization of septal fractures 2) open reduction of nasal bone fractures with stabilization But in the OP notes, I don't feel like an open reduction of nasal bone was performed. First a traditional...
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    Wiki ENT Coding Education

    Anyone looking for reasonably priced ENT Coding Education, please note that I and my colleague Jennifer McNamara will be delivering a VIRTUAL course over two days mid-November offering 12 CEUs, covering just about just about everything an Otolaryngology coder would want addressed. We will be...
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    Wiki 69620 and 69436

    With 69436 being a column 2 code for 69620, would it be appropriate to add modifier XU or 59 to 69436? TIA Once an adequate level of anesthesia was achieved, the patient's head was turned and the left ear was examined using the operating microscope and cerumen was cleaned with a cerumen...
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    Wiki 21335 with 30420?

    Help. I bill for ASC and am looking for some input on how to code this. I am thinking 21335, 30140 Rt, LT and 30420. Thoughts? Initially, I performed an opened reduction of the nasal fracture. Osteotomy incisions were placed and also created using Cottle elevator, outlining lateral aspect...
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    Wiki 69210 vs 69421

    Hi all, I'm new to coding outpatient surgical procedures done in a hospital setting. 1. A patient is having tubes removed under general anesthesia and there is cerumen removed from the same ear. How do I decide which code to use? 69210 OR 69421. I know I can't use both. 2. Does the OP note...
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    Wiki post auricular sinus / cyst excision CODE HELP

    complex sinus tract parrallel to the long axis of the RT post auricular sulcus with 2 points of entry The neck area was prepped and draped in standard sterile technique. A 15 blade was used to make a skin incision. There was full dissection surrounding the sinus tract and cyst down to the...
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