tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 40

Reader Question: Check Records to Nail Down Laryngoscopy Code

Question: Our physician recently performed a laryngoscopy during which he removed a foreign body. As there are different foreign body removal codes during a laryngoscopy, I was wondering which of the codes to use? Is it possible to assess this just by seeing the patient documentation? Answer: As you have correctly observed, there are many codes to report a foreign body removal during a laryngoscopy. To be precise, you have four codes to report a foreign body removal during a laryngoscopy: 31511 (Laryngoscopy, indirect; with removal of foreign body) 31530 (Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with foreign body removal) 31531 (Laryngoscopy...

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