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ICD-10-CM Code for Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral J38.02

ICD-10 code J38.02 for Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of the respiratory system .

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Paralysis of vocal cords and larynx, bilateral

J38

Excludes1: congenital laryngeal stridor (P28.89)
obstructive laryngitis (acute) (J05.0)
postprocedural subglottic stenosis (J95.5)
stridor (R06.1)
ulcerative laryngitis (J04.0)

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[USER=73464]@jimbo1231[/USER] No the nose was not packed. I have another scenario also, if you could help. A new patient is referred to our office for acute pharyngitis, unspecified. The doctor exa... [ Read More ]
Bronchoscope and Laryngoscope
Thank you for your response, this particular case is J38.6 stenosis of larynx,,R05 cough, J98.4 other disorders of lung. I am in a peds ENT specialty. I dont get any edits with these two services eith... [ Read More ]
OP Note Review : SML; laser and BTX (hypertrophy of trachealis/bronchialis muscles) airway procedures laryngology otolaryngology
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Lprd
[b]"Laryngopharyngeal Reflux - It's Not Gerd"[/b] [url]http://www.medfusion.net/templates/groups/5105/8853/LPR_%20Its_Not_Gerd.pdf[/url] From the article: [I]"Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) and gas... [ Read More ]
31591
Hi, We received a denial on cpt code 31591 with the dx as J38.01(vocal cord paralysis), but it was rejected for an external code needed. Has anyone had this issue? Do we need an Eco... [ Read More ]
correct code for LPR
I've found several different things regarding coding for laryngopharyngeal reflux. Some information I've found said to use J38.7, other disesas of larynx NOS, some said to use the GERD code. Another s... [ Read More ]
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