December 2, 2021 Question: We had a patient come in for a mastoid debridement using the microscope.  It is ok…

November 11, 2021 Question: We saw a patient in the office for a peritonsillar abscess then sent them to the…

October 28, 2021 Question: Is 95940 (NIM – neurophysiologic intraoperative monitoring) separately billable with a total thyroidectomy? Answer: Intraoperative monitoring…

October 14, 2021 Question: Is there a code for smell testing that incorporates olfactory threshold and identification? Answer: Unfortunately, no.…

September 30, 2021 Question: My ENT doctor ordered an audiogram to be done by our audiologist. The doctor billed for…

September 16, 2021 Question: One of our doctors saw a patient and billed 31231 (nasal endoscopy). The doctor did not…

September 2, 2021 Question: We did a septoplasty and repair of nasal vestibular stenosis with spreader grafts using septal cartilage.…

August 19, 2021 Question: I’m trying to figure out when I can bill for both a direct laryngoscopy and a…

August 5, 2021 Question: I would like to know if there is a CPT code for parathyroid imaging.  I use…

July 22, 2021 Question: We billed 31600 for a tracheostomy along with 41140 (total glossectomy). CPT 31600 was denied. How…

July 8, 2021 Question: Are CPT 30140 (submucous resection inferior turbinate) and 31254 (endoscopic anterior ethmoidectomy) bundled with code 62165…

June 24, 2021 Question: What is the CPT code for flexible laryngoscopy performed in the OR under anesthesia? Answer: Right…

June 10, 2021 Question: My physician is utilizing an open laceration on the patients chin for open reduction of a…

My 27, 2021 Question: Does 31231 (nasal endoscopy) have to be done with a rigid scope? Answer: The CPT descriptor…

My 13, 2021 Question: A new patient had excessive dried blood and hematoma in the external ear canal. Under microscopy,…

April 29, 2021 Question: If someone comes in for ear cleaning do you bill 69210 only or can you also…

April 15, 2021 Question: Under the new E/M coding revisions for office visits, should we document time AND medical decision…

April 1, 2021 Question: Would bilateral recurrent acute otitis media, on a patient that will need tympanostomy tubes, count as…

March 18, 2021 Question: We have an in-house CT which has made me confused about how to count the data…

March 4, 2021 Question: I was asked, by a new spine surgeon in town, to do the cervical approach for…

February 18, 2021 Question: In the new guidelines, how does Time affect billing for a teaching physician’s E/M service when…

February 4, 2021 Question: I’ve heard that all you need to document for family history is the word “none”, and…

January 21, 2021 Question: My doctor documents “significant undermining” to the free flap donor site (radial forearm) for an advancement…

December 17, 2020 Question: Can we report 35701 for the carotid vessel exploration in the recipient site when doing a…

December 3, 2020 Question: I did a right anterolateral thigh free flap and had to close the right thigh wound…

November 12, 2020 Question: My coder just told me about the new guidelines for 2021 office visit codes.  She said…

October 29, 2020 Question: We are doing a combined case with the neurosurgeon and are not sure how to code…

October 15, 2020 Question: What would the correct CPT code be for a tracheostomy performed using a Bjork flap? I…

October 1, 2020 Question: For patients that are having surgery that day, I’ve been doing pre-op visits that morning (coming…

September 17, 2020 Question: I work with an ENT and we don’t see many Medicare patients. The ENT believes the…