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Test New FESS Code Knowledge With This Scenario

Published on Thu Aug 09, 2018

Question: How should I report a bilateral total ethmoidectomy with a right frontal sinusotomy? I am debating between 31253-50 and 31255-50, 31276-51. Michigan Subscriber Answer: In Volume 20, Issue 3 of the Otolaryngology Coding Alert, we covered the most common new FESS code combinations in the article “Nail Down Correct Usage of New Bundled FESS Codes.” However, you’ll see that [...]
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