tci Part B Insider - 2012 Issue 17

Reader Question: Straighten Out Functions of Specific Sinusectomy Codes

Question: When should I report sinusectomy codes? When a surgeon suctions purulent mucoid material from any of the sinuses, is this considered removal of tissue and reported with codes 31254/31255, 31267, or 31288? Answer: With all of these codes, the surgeon must perform a sinusostomy (opening up the sinus opening). You will find no different codes for tissue removal versus just opening up the sinuses when referring to the ethmoid sinuses. So, when working with 31254 (Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with ethmoidectomy, partial [anterior]), 31255 (...with ethmoidectomy, total [anterior and posterior]), you do not have to be concerned with...

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