TTcpc
Guru
I am new to anesthesia and I have a case where the pt had an endotracheal tube in place for surgery and due to severe breathing difficulties was left intubated and now 2 days post op needed to have the endotracheal tube changed due to thick secretions clogging it. The only code I have found is the 31500 for the emergency insertion. Is there another code that I am missing? Also I have tried finding the ICD-9 for thick secretions and have had no luck....maybe today is just not a good day for me to code