Erratum (November 2017)

November 2017 page 11 Erratum In the FAQ of the July 2016, CPT Assistant (page 8), the answer to the respiratory system question incorrectly recommended that modifier 50, Bilateral Procedure, be appended to code 30930, Fracture nasal inferior turbinate(s), therapeutic, when there are bilateral therapeutic fractures. It is inappropriate to report code 30930 with modifier 50 appended because code 30930 should only be reported once per session whether one or both inferior turbinates are therapeutically fractured. Code 30930 describes fracture of nasal inferior turbinate(s), and it is reported primarily for procedures performed to treat inferior turbinate hypertrophy that cause...

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Article Overview

This erratum from CPT Assistant addresses a corrected FAQ involving nasal surgery coding and how a specific turbinate procedure relates to rhinoplasty. It is relevant to coding professionals who work with CPT guidance, especially those reviewing surgical reporting, bundled service questions, and modifier usage. The article presents the corrected question-and-answer format and discusses the general context for reporting related nasal procedures.

Why This Topic Matters

It helps readers understand that a prior CPT Assistant response was corrected and that the revision affects how related nasal surgical services are interpreted in coding guidance.

Article Sections

  1. November 2017 page 11

    An erratum notice correcting a previously published FAQ response in CPT Assistant. The section presents the revised question-and-answer format and discusses the broader reporting context for related nasal surgery services.

What You Will Learn

  • The article’s corrected topic area within CPT Assistant guidance
  • How the erratum frames reporting relationships between related nasal surgical services
  • The general subject of modifier use and separate reporting in a surgical context
  • The broader context for coding guidance involving rhinoplasty and turbinate procedures

Who Should Read This

  • CPT coders
  • Coding compliance professionals
  • Physician practice coding staff
  • ENT surgery coding specialists

Codes Discussed

Modifiers Discussed


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