The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ® ) code 31540 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Larynx.
The provider uses a laryngoscope to look directly inside the larynx, which is the voice box, to detect the presence of an abnormal mass of tissues in the voice box of the patient. He may remove the outer layers of the vocal cord or epiglottis, which is called stripping, and/or he may excise the tumor.
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View matching HCPCS Level II codes and their definitions.Just in case you didn't know, you can't code from the header of the note. So if the header says the surgery performed was a "micro-direct laryngoscopy with removal of mass", you need to look for the . [ Read More ]
What do you think it should be? Check out 31540. Hope this helps. [ Read More ]31570: Laryngoscopy, direct, with injection into vocal cord(s), therapeutic 31540: Laryngoscopy, direct, operative, with excision of tumor and/or stripping of vocal cords o. [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 477062, member: 12103"] A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a d. [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 477065, member: 12103"] A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a d. [ Read More ]
A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a direct laryngoscope is used. There is no code that. [ Read More ]
A cyst is a lesion, it is a benign lesion. I would not use 31572 because that is a flexible laryngoscope that is put through the nose. In this case a direct laryngoscope is used. There is no code that. [ Read More ]
[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 470152, member: 12103"] I would use 31540 [/QUOTE] Thank you. [ Read More ] I would use 31540. [ Read More ]Actually, tiaralady6466, the destruction (31540/41) is bundled into the kenalog injection (31570/71) which has higher RVUs and I cannot see any justification to use a modifier for distinct procedural . [ Read More ]
