Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Otolaryngology Coding:
Let Documentation Determine Correct Repeat Service Modifier
Question: Five days after draining a peritonsillar abscess, our otolaryngologist had ... Read more
Let Documentation Determine Correct Repeat Service Modifier
Question: Five days after draining a peritonsillar abscess, our otolaryngologist had ... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Look to Laterality to Bill Concha Bullosa Services Correctly
Question: What is the CPTÒ code for this? This is all that is documented: “Using the 0-... Read more
Look to Laterality to Bill Concha Bullosa Services Correctly
Question: What is the CPTÒ code for this? This is all that is documented: “Using the 0-... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Test Your Thyroidectomy Coding Skills With This Quiz
You may have your thyroidectomy work cut out for you. Question 1: What is the difference ... Read more
Test Your Thyroidectomy Coding Skills With This Quiz
You may have your thyroidectomy work cut out for you. Question 1: What is the difference ... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Keep Your Eye on This Code for vHIT Procedures
Question: What is the correct CPTÃ’ code for the video head impulse test (vHIT), which is ... Read more
Keep Your Eye on This Code for vHIT Procedures
Question: What is the correct CPTÃ’ code for the video head impulse test (vHIT), which is ... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Use These Codes to Document Flu With Sinusitis
Question: A patient with congestion, thick nasal drainage, facial pain, and a headache pre... Read more
Use These Codes to Document Flu With Sinusitis
Question: A patient with congestion, thick nasal drainage, facial pain, and a headache pre... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Take These 3 Tips for Flawless Pharyngitis Coding
There's more to the condition than coding J02.-. Pharyngitis coding seems basic on the su... Read more
Take These 3 Tips for Flawless Pharyngitis Coding
There's more to the condition than coding J02.-. Pharyngitis coding seems basic on the su... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Effectively Code This Nasal Swell Body Procedure
Question: Can we separately bill code 30117 when our healthcare provider carries out ... Read more
Effectively Code This Nasal Swell Body Procedure
Question: Can we separately bill code 30117 when our healthcare provider carries out ... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Take This Advice to Code Vaping and Related Conditions
Bolster your knowledge of this growing epidemic. Since 2014, e-cigarettes (vapes) have be... Read more
Take This Advice to Code Vaping and Related Conditions
Bolster your knowledge of this growing epidemic. Since 2014, e-cigarettes (vapes) have be... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Correctly Code This Postnasal Polyp Patient
Question: Our practitioner saw a new patient for postnasal drip and difficulty breath... Read more
Correctly Code This Postnasal Polyp Patient
Question: Our practitioner saw a new patient for postnasal drip and difficulty breath... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Understand the Difference Between Caloric Vestibular Tests
Question: In a recent note on a patient who came in for vestibular testing following an ep... Read more
Understand the Difference Between Caloric Vestibular Tests
Question: In a recent note on a patient who came in for vestibular testing following an ep... Read more
Otolaryngology Coding:
Avoid Integumentary Code for This Ear Lesion Removal
Question: Our otolaryngologist excised an ear canal lesion from a patient's left ear. The ... Read more
Avoid Integumentary Code for This Ear Lesion Removal
Question: Our otolaryngologist excised an ear canal lesion from a patient's left ear. The ... Read more