AMA CPT® Assistant - 2003 Issue 7 (July)
Surgery/Respiratory System (July 2003)
July 2003 page 15b Coding Consultation:Questions and Answers Surgery/Respiratory System 30930, 68720 (Q&A) Question If a physician performs a dacryocystorhinostomy and a therapeutic turbinate fracture at the same operative session, can code 30930 be reported in addition to code 68720, or is it included in code 68720? AMA Comment From a CPT coding perspective, the procedure described by code 68720, Dacryocystorhinostomy (fistulization of lacrimal sac to nasal cavity), can be performed without touching the turbinate bones. Therefore, code 30930, Fracture nasal turbinate(s), therapeutic, may be reported separately and in addition to code 68720 when both procedures are performed...
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