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Feb 4th, 2013 - ch76606 123
Septectomy
I need some help from a seasoned Otolaryngologist coder. PLEASE!!
My provider performed a septectomy with removal of a portion of the midline hard palate with the microdebrider drill and then removal of septum all the way up to the skull base where a midline portion of the anterior skull base/anterior cranial fossa was excised. This was performed via transnasal endoscope for septal malignancy.
He is coding 61600 and 30520. I know that 61600 is incorrect, but I just cannot find ANY guidance with how to code a septectomy like this. Please HELP!