AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 5 (May)

Coding Update: Percutaneous Laryngeal Injections (31573, 31574) (May 2018)

May 2018 pages 7-8 Coding Update: Percutaneous Laryngeal Injections (31573, 31574) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) Education and Information Services has received inquiries regarding the appropriate codes to report percutaneous laryngeal injections using flexible endoscopy for procedural guidance. CPT codes 31573 and 31574 were created to report these procedures. This was discussed in the July 2017 issue of CPT Assistant. To further reiterate and clarify correct reporting, this article provides an update on the intent of codes 31573 and 31574 with clinical examples and descriptions of procedure for a typical patient. Endoscopy #31573Laryngoscopy, flexible; with therapeutic injection(s) (eg, chemodenervation...

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