CPT^® 31240, Under Endoscopy Procedures on the Accessory Sinuses

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 31240 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Endoscopy Procedures on the Accessory Sinuses.

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In this procedure, the provider inserts an endoscope into the nasal cavity to assist with concha bullosa removal. Concha bullosa refers to an air pocket in a turbinate bone of the nose.

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FESSing up! I need FESS help. sinus surgery

I'm fairly new to sinus surgery coding for the orthopaedic hospital I work for and need assistance with documentation issues I have noticed on the following OR. We have a few ENT/sinus specialists who... [ Read More ]

31240 xu

Let me give you some background since you may not know why this code gets denied. The endoscopic removal of a concha bullosa (31240) is really work on the middle turbinate and I am told that it is a ... [ Read More ]

31240 xu

i have always used 59 or xs on 31240 and i am being told by another coder in our practice that it should be the XU mod, is this really an overlapping service? i think not as separate incision and area... [ Read More ]

Place of Service for CPT 31240

Look on the [URL='https://www.cms.gov/medicare/physician-fee-schedule/search/overview']Medicare fee schedule[/URL] and see if there is an entry for non-facility. In your case, there is no non-facility... [ Read More ]

Place of Service for CPT 31240

Hello- I am trying to find information on certain surgery codes performed in an office setting. Does anyone know where I can find this information. Example: Performed Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; ... [ Read More ]

31020?

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 475629, member: 12103"] I would need to read the rest of the operative note to comment on what you are looking for. I do not code from the ”surgeries performed” or from th... [ Read More ]

31020?

I would need to read the rest of the operative note to comment on what you are looking for. I do not code from the ”surgeries performed” or from the findings. It looks like the Endoscopic concha b... [ Read More ]

DX Code for Resection Concha Bullosa 31240

Can anyone tell me what diagnosis code they use when billing resection concha vullosa (31240)?... [ Read More ]

31240 denying as inclusive to other endoscopy codes

This is a common denial since the CPT Assistant states that 31240 is bundled into 31255 IF the purpose for concha bullosa resection was to gain access to the ethmoid cavity. CPT Assistant Archives... [ Read More ]

31240 denying as inclusive to other endoscopy codes 31240 concha bullosa insurance denial

There is no CCI edit between 31240, 31255, 31267, 31276, and 31287, but I am getting denials on 31240 as inclusive. I have gotten these denials from both Anthem and Cigna. Has anyone else seen this,... [ Read More ]

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