CPT^® 30300, Under Removal of Foreign Body Procedures on the Nose

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 30300 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal of Foreign Body Procedures on the Nose.

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In this procedure, the provider removes a foreign body from a patient’s nasal cavity. It is a simple procedure that the provider may perform in an office setting.

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31237 & 30300 together?

Can 31237 & 30300 be billed together? There is no CCI edit. Pt had 30520 performed on 02/15/22. Came back 05/04/22 and 31237 was performed but also FBR RT nasal cavity. This may be a tube inserted dur... [ Read More ]

ENT removes nasal packing which ER placed--looking for CPT

Please, please help. ENT goes to hospital where patient was admitted and ENT MD did a 99232 subsequent consult. ENT also removes nasal packing placed a few days earlier by ER. This was done because e... [ Read More ]

nasal pack removal

hi doctor wants to bill 30300 the packing was put in by the Er doc and came to us (separate entity) for removal, and he us using FB nose for dx. I am stating the packing removal is not a FB and is inc... [ Read More ]

New patient with procedure

Hi, We have a walk-in clinic with POS as 11, and will treat any person that comes in. Our MD saw a 6 yr old with a foreign body in her nose and used forceps to remove it. He is using 99203 because... [ Read More ]

Foreign body removal

[QUOTE="michellepilcher, post: 436322, member: 166773"]CPT description: The physician removes a foreign body from the inside of the nasal cavity, in the office for 30300 or under general anesthesia f... [ Read More ]

Foreign body removal

CPT description: The physician removes a foreign body from the inside of the nasal cavity, in the office for 30300 or under general anesthesia for 30310. Foreign bodies are defined as objects not nor... [ Read More ]

Foreign body removal

Hello, We have a patient's parent disputing a procedure that was billed for the visit. Jellybean was stuck in right nare & CPT 30300 was billed. The provider was going to use tweezers to remove the ... [ Read More ]

Epistaxis packing removal question

So this might be an old question but i still have Doctor's arguing the facts to me- so I humbly ask for help :) My doctor's feel that when a patient comes into the office with a rhino rocket / nasal ... [ Read More ]

Foreign body billing

I have a question regarding billing 30300 with more than one unit. We had a patient come in with unpopped popcorn kernels in his right nostril. Two were removed does that qualify for 2 units billed? O... [ Read More ]

removal of Rhino rocket

Another provider placed a Rhino rocket to control nosebleed & my provider is removing it. Would this code to CPT 30300? Thank you! Jen... [ Read More ]

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