Help with which code to bill for nasal scope [b]31231 vs 92511 vs 31237 vs 31575[/b] 31231 vs 92511 vs 31237 92511 only examines the nasopharynx (eustachian tubes, adenoids, choanae) simply: back of nose 31231 examines the entire nasal cav...

2006年7月11日 · Empire Medicare's policy states that 92511 only includes looking at the eustachian tubes, adenoids and choanae (where the pharynx and the nasal passages meet, at the end of the hard palate), which are all located in the nasopharynx. If the scope goes beyond the nasopharynx, your surgeon probably performed a laryngoscopy. Let Medical Necessity Rule

2018年4月2日 · We do nasal scopes with a flex scope. We mainly do the scopes to check the sinus area out but he will go and see the larynx as well. Do I code a 92511 for nasopharyngoscopy, or 31231 for nasal endoscope, or 31575 laryngoscopy? I am confused on this one. I know reimbursement is higher for nasal enoscopy.

2000年2月1日 · Otolaryngologists often use a scope when controlling epistaxis (nosebleeds). And CPT provides a specific code (31238, nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with control of epistaxis) for when endoscopies are used to control epistaxis. But …

2014年7月15日 · If the sinus endoscopy is applicable to only the sinuses and not the septum and/or turbinates, the scope is still billable in this scenario if you append modifier 79 (Unrelated procedure or service by the same physician or other qualified health care professional during the postoperative period). It could be considered a difficult scenario to ...

Codes 31231-31235 for diagnostic evaluation refer to employing a nasal/sinus endoscope to inspect the interior of the nasal cavity and the middle and superior meatus, the turbinates, and the spheno-ethmoid recess. Any time a diagnostic evaluation is performed all these areas would be inspected and a separate code is not reported for each area.

Note: Code 31579 (Laryngoscopy, flexible or rigid fiberoptic, with stroboscopy) typically is performed via flexible scope. In this procedure, the otolaryngologist shines a strobe light at the vocal cords to measure their function. A growing number of otolaryngologists now use flexible laryngoscopy, also known as nasal pharyngeal laryngoscopy

2014年3月18日 · Procedure 1: Nasal Endoscopy. When the otolaryngologist performs a nasal endoscopy, she looks at the anterior part of the nose. The procedure often involves multiple passes to view the openings into the sinuses, turbinates, and possibly the back of the nose. A rigid endoscope or flexible endoscope can be used to perform a diagnostic nasal scope.

2002年1月1日 · An even greater challenge presents itself when the coder reviewing 31231, 31575 and 92511 finds that 1) all three codes describe diagnostic nasal endoscopies, 2) the procedures described in all three codes may be performed using the same type of scope, 3) the three codes are not grouped in the same section of the CPT manual and 4) each code has ...

2012年1月31日 · Although you may think 31525 is for rigid laryngoscope and 31575 is for flexible laryngoscope -- end of story -- you need to remember that the nasal exam (31231) may involve a rigid scope. Therefore, you cannot assume a rigid scope is a laryngoscopy done under sedation. Hint: ENTs do not perform rigid laryngoscopies in the office. Providers ...