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tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2002 Issue 4

Consider Patient, Surgical Factors in Coding Tonsillectomy

General surgeons who perform tonsillectomies may find coding them particularly challenging, especially if they do not perform them regularly.   Patients who do not respond to antibiotic treatment of infected tonsils are frequently sent to an otolaryngologist or general surgeon to have them removed.   Patients may also be referred for tonsillectomy because the tonsils are hypertrophied and obstructing an airway, notes Barbara Cobuzzi, MBA, CPC, CPC-H, a coding and reimbursement specialist and president of Cash Flow Solutions, a medical billing firm in Lakewood, N.J.   Several factors influence correct code selection:  Age of the Patient. Basic...

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