AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 4 (April)
Respiratory System/Surgery (April 2003)
April 2003 page 26 Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Respiratory System/Surgery, 30140 (Q&A) Question Is it appropriate to append modifier -50, Bilateral procedure, to code 30140 when the procedure is performed on both turbinates? AMA Comment Code 30140, Submucous resection turbinate, partial or complete, any method, is intended to identify a unilateral procedure, as the language in the descriptor identifies a single turbinate. If the procedure is performed bilaterally, then modifier -50 should be appended to identify the specific effort involved in performing the services rendered for the turbinates on both sides. Respiratory System/Surgery (April 2003). CPT® Assistant. 2003...
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