Otolaryngology Coding Alert

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Keep This Laryngoscopy Primer on Hand for Distinguishing Three Types

Highlight these key words to know what you should report when. If you’re not certain what laryngoscopy code to report, you could be setting yourself up for a disaster. If you confuse a relatively simple procedure (such as an indirect laryngoscopy, where the ENT does not use a scope) with a far more complicated surgery because both codes use the [...]
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