Wiki Dissection Recurrent Laryngeal Nerve

[andrewsbev23]

I am new to ENT coding and we have a new surgeon. She is performing the dissection of recurrent laryngeal nerve for another surgeon who is actually performing the esophagotomy. Is there a specific procedure code I should use for the dissection or would both surgeons attach modifier 62 to the esophagotomy procedure code? Or should I be coding this some other way. I cannot locate a code for the dissection itself.
Thank you,
Beverly

 

[jackjones62]

Need a little more info, esophagotomy? or esophagectomy? do you know what CPT code the other surgeon is using and what the diagnosis is?

Jennifer
CT ENT

 

[andrewsbev23]

The procedure code is 43107 and the diagnosis is metastatic liver ca.

One of our surgeons thinks using 64716 would be appropriate but I'm not sure.

Thanks!