AMA CPT® Assistant - 2017 Issue 7 (July)

Flexible Laryngoscopy Codes (July 2017)

July 2017 pages 7-8 Flexible Laryngoscopy Codes New codes were added and several codes were revised in the Respiratory System/Larynx subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2017 code set. The April 2017 issue of CPT® Assistant discussed the six new codes added for reporting open treatment of laryngeal stenosis, open vocal cord medialization, and open cricotracheal resection (31551, 31552, 31553, 31554, 31591, 31592), as well as the deletion of codes 31582 and 31588. This article addresses the changes made to the flexible laryngoscopy codes, including the addition of three new codes to report ablation or destruction of...

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