AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 4 (April)

Surgery: Respiratory System (Q&A) (April 2019)

April 2019 page 10b Surgery: Respiratory System Question: How should the insertion of a drug-eluting sinus implant be reported in 2019 now that codes 0406T and 0407T have been deleted? If a physician performs a debridement, polypectomy, or biopsy along with insertion of a drug-eluting sinus implant, how should this be reported? Answer: To report the endoscopic placement of a drug-eluting implant in the ethmoid sinus without any other nasal/sinus endoscopic surgical service, use code 31299, Unlisted procedure, accessory sinuses. To report the endoscopic placement of a drug-eluting implant in the ethmoid sinus in conjunction with biopsy, polypectomy, or...

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