AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 7 (July)
Surgery: Respiratory System (Q&A) (July 2015)
July 2015 page 10a Surgery: Respiratory System Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report an endoscopic nasal septoplasty? Answer: It would be appropriate to report code 30520, Septoplasty or submucous resection, with or without cartilage scoring, contouring or replacement with graft, for an endoscopic septoplasty. Question: What is the appropriate CPT code to report an endoscopic medial maxillectomy? Answer: It would be appropriate to report code 31299, Unlisted procedure, accessory sinuses, for an endoscopic medial maxillectomy because no other existing code describes the service listed. When reporting an unlisted code to describe a procedure or service, it...
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