AMA CPT® Assistant - 2018 Issue 4 (April)

Updated Endoscopic Nasal/Sinus Surgery Codes for 2018 (April 2018)

April 2018 pages 3-6 Updated Endoscopic Nasal/Sinus Surgery Codes for 2018 Important changes have been made to the Respiratory System/Accessory Sinuses/Endoscopy subsection of the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2018 code set. Based on utilization data, which indicated separate procedures were reported together more than 75% of the time, new sinus endoscopy codes were created that bundle the work of several procedures. In addition, new introductory guidelines and cross-reference parentheticals were added, several existing codes were revised, and a new code for sphenopalatine artery ligation was created. This article discusses these changes. Paranasal Sinuses Understanding sinus anatomy is important...

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