Flexible Laryngoscopy (31575-31579) (December 2016)

December 2016 pages 13-14 Flexible Laryngoscopy (31575-31579) For 2017, changes have been made to the Larynx's Endoscopy subsection of the Respiratory System section of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code set, which resulted from a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) high-volume screen to identify potentially misvalued codes. Codes 31575 and 31579 were identified by CMS as being potentially misvalued. As a result of this identification, the entire Respiratory System flexible laryngoscopy code family has been reviewed and revisions and appropriate deletions have been made. Among other changes, codes 31575-31577 have been revised by removing the word...

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Article Overview

This article explains a CPT update affecting the flexible laryngoscopy code family in the respiratory system endoscopy subsection. It is aimed at coding professionals who need to understand how the family was revised for 2017, what types of services were newly represented, and how the surrounding CPT guidance was updated by CMS-driven review and related editorial changes.

Why This Topic Matters

The revisions affect how laryngeal endoscopy services are organized in CPT and may change how coders review code-family structure, associated parentheticals, and related endoscopic service categories in the respiratory system.

Article Sections

  1. December 2016 pages 13-14

    Publication and context information for the CPT Assistant article.

  2. Flexible Laryngoscopy (31575-31579)

    Overview of the code-family update, including changes to the respiratory system endoscopy subsection and related revisions to supporting guidance.

  3. Clinical Example and Description of Procedure (31572)

    Illustrative material and procedural narrative connected to one of the revised flexible laryngoscopy codes.

  4. Clinical Example and Description of Procedure (31573)

    Illustrative material and procedural narrative connected to one of the revised flexible laryngoscopy codes.

  5. Clinical Example and Description of Procedure (31574)

    Illustrative material and procedural narrative connected to one of the revised flexible laryngoscopy codes.

What You Will Learn

  • How the flexible laryngoscopy CPT family was revised for 2017
  • Which parts of the respiratory system endoscopy subsection were updated
  • What general categories of services were added to the code family
  • How accompanying CPT parentheticals were revised
  • How the article frames the scope of flexible laryngoscopy services

Who Should Read This

  • Medical coders
  • Coding auditors
  • Physician documentation staff
  • Revenue cycle professionals
  • Compliance teams

Codes Discussed

Code Ranges Discussed


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