tci Part B Insider - 2009 Issue 45

READER QUESTIONS: Know What You Can Report With Rhinoplasty

Plus: Nail down how to report ketorolac tromethamine injection, and more. Use Primary Rhinoplasty for Patient's First Surgery Question: Our surgeon performed rhinoplasty (30410) and harvested a septal graft for the reconstruction. Should an additional septal graft code go with the rhinoplasty code? Answer: CPT code 30410 (Rhinoplasty, primary;complete, external parts including bony pyramid, lateral and alar cartilages, and/or elevation of nasal tip) does not include the harvest of the septal graft because the graft is obtained through a separate surgical incision. You are right with your theory. Thus: If your surgeon's documentation mentions the harvest of the...

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