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sinus surgery

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    Wiki FESSing up! I need FESS help.

    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 use our facilities, so need to beef up on my knowledge and guidance! Any expert advisors out...
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    Wiki Endoscopic sinus surgery-modifier question

    Does anyone know if it's appropriate to use a 51 modifier when performing surgery on more than one area of the sinuses in an ambulatory surgery center setting? For example, The doctor performed a bilateral frontal sinusotomy as well as a bilateral maxillary antrostomy. Should it be coded...
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    Wiki CPT for Pedicled Buccal Fat Flap to close hole created from tooth removal

    Does anyone know the CPT code for the procedure to close a hole between the mouth and sinus created from a tooth extraction? It will be closed by the ENT Surgeon using a Pedicle Buccal Fat Flap.
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