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CPT® 21031, Under Excision Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 21031 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Head.

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Torus mandibularis is abnormal bone growth with resulting protrusion of the mandible, or lower jaw bone, near the side of the tongue. The provider excises the torus mandibularis to remove the abnormal bone growth of the mandible.

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[b]Submucous resection of torus mandibularis[/b] Hi, I will code it as 21031-50.hope this helps..:)... [ Read More ]
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[QUOTE="dunagin, post: 427259, member: 21031"]We do a pre and post transespohogeal echo on our pediatric patients we use 93315 for the probe and interp but we leave the probe in so how should we code... [ Read More ]
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I am in search of a dental code for Mandibular Tori. The CPT code is 21031 but the patient has dental! HELP!!! Thank you....:confused:... [ Read More ]
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We're having some internal discussion here where I work. I currently use the CPT Expert edition which as many of you know gives you the modifier icons that indicate when a code is billable with a mod... [ Read More ]
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