AMA CPT® Assistant - 2004 Issue 12 (December)

Respiratory System/Surgery (December 2004)

December 2004 page 18c Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Respiratory System/Surgery, 30930, 30140 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to report CPT code 30930, Fracture nasal turbinate(s), therapeutic, when performed in conjunction with 30140, Submucous resection turbinate, partial or complete any method, on the same turbinate? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, it is not appropriate to report CPT code 30930 with 30140 if performed on the same turbinate. In addition, 30930 should not be reported with ethmoid sinus surgery if relating to the middle turbinate. When reporting code 30140, the documentation in the operative report should reflect that...

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