Wiki balloon sinoplasty

[Alpine1]

Is anyone in Utah being paid for code 31299 balloon sinuplasty? We have a new doc who said the balloon is paying paid for on the East Coast.

 

[Candice_Fenildo]

Well here is an East Coast Girl, and I can tell you that it is a strugle and it takes ALOT of documentation and usually a second level appeal to get paid for a Balloon Sinuplasty.

One of my DOCS is activelly working with the AAOHS-HNS. hopefully we will have resolution in 2011

 

[Alpine1]

Hi.

Thanks for the info.

#1 Rule for Coders

Beware of docs who think they can code.!

 

[capricew]

Good news is that in 2011 balloon sinuplasty has been assigned a code!

Look at 31295, 31296 and 31297


not sure what these will be reimbursing at though, as the device is very spendy!!!

 

[nsteinhauser]

Here in the upper Midwest, after documentation, struggles, etc., we did get paid but the payer allowed a spectacular $102.