AMA CPT® Assistant - 2014 Issue 7 (July)
Coding Clarification: Reporting Cine/Video Pharyngeal and Speech Evaluations (70371) and Laryngography (70373) (July 2014)
July 2014 page 5 Coding Clarification: Reporting Cine/Video Pharyngeal and Speech Evaluations (70371) and Laryngography (70373) CPT code 70371, Complex dynamic pharyngeal and speech evaluation by cine or video recording, is used to report a videofluoroscopic study of the pharynx and speech evaluation that assesses the movement and function of the structures of the soft palate and function of the pharynx during speech. These services are typically provided by a speech language pathologist (SLP) or a radiologist. Code 70371 should not be reported for a swallowing-function test or an esophagram. Code 70371 differs from code 74230, Swallowing function, with...
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