CPT^® 42415, Under Excision Procedures on the Salivary Gland and Ducts

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 42415 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Salivary Gland and Ducts.

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The provider excises the lateral lobe of a parotid tumor or the parotid glad with dissection and preservation of the facial nerve.

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parotidectomy

There are 2 lobes to the parotid gland, superficial and deep lobe, if they stated superficial it is the lateral lobe and they did a partial parotidectomy with facial nerve dissection (they preserved ... [ Read More ]

parotidectomy

Note doesn't state whether partial or total, but it does say "right superficial parotidectomy with facial nerve dissection." Question #1: Would this be 42415 or 42420? Question #2 Would d/c summary ... [ Read More ]

Coding 42415 and 14040 together? 14040 42415 advancement flap ncci edits parotid gland parotid tumor

Can cpt codes 42415 (excision of parotid tumor with dissection and preservation of facial nerve) and 14040 (advancement flaps) be coded together? I don't see NCCI edits for these codes but I wanted to... [ Read More ]

intraoperative monitoring

[QUOTE="tiaralady6466, post: 473876, member: 228256"] can I code 95867 and 95940 with a superficial parotidectomy? I was under the impression that these can not be billed by the operating physician [/... [ Read More ]

Need advice for pre-auricular cyst!

[QUOTE="jackjones62, post: 465461, member: 15557"] Good Morning, CPT 42415 would be inappropriate, that is a superficial parotidectomy. A simple excision code (1144x) would not be appropriate ether a... [ Read More ]

Need advice for pre-auricular cyst!

Good Morning, CPT 42415 would be inappropriate, that is a superficial parotidectomy. A simple excision code (1144x) would not be appropriate ether as it would not require general anesthesia, SMA appr... [ Read More ]

Need advice for pre-auricular cyst! 42415 cyst facial nerve monitoring parotidectomy preauricular preauricular cyst superficial parotid approach

The doctor said he excised a pre-auricular cyst from a superficial parotid approach with facial nerve monitoring. The code I have for that is 42415. Will I have a problem with insurance for billing 42... [ Read More ]

Excision of right facial lipoma with facial nerve

Having some difficulty choosing the correct codes for the following: PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right facial lipoma. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right facial lipoma. OPERATION: Excision of right facia... [ Read More ]

Excision of right facial lipoma with facial nerve

42415 versus 42420

no response yet.... i guess the question may be is that the descripture of code these codes 42420 and 42415 42415 Excison of parotid tumor or parotid gland; lateral lobe, with presevation of fascial ... [ Read More ]

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