Inferior Turbinoplasty Coding Guide - Medtronic

1 Inferior . Turbinoplasty . REIMBURSEMENT. Coding Guide . This document provides general reimbursement information to assist in obtaining coverage and reimbursement for healthcare services. These Coding suggestions do not replace seeking Coding advice from the payer and/or your own Coding staff. The ultimate responsibility for correct Coding lies with the provider of services. Please contact your local payer for interpretation of the appropriate codes to use for specific procedures. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) is copyright 2016 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Please direct any questions to: Patty Telgener, RN, CPC. Vice President, Reimbursement Services Emerson Consultants (303) 526-7604 (office). Inferior Turbinoplasty REIMBURSEMENT Coding Guide - 2016. ICD-10-CM DIAGNOSIS CODES.

2 ICD-10-CM has a specific diagnosis code to identify hypertrophic turbinates. ICD-9 Diagnosis Code - ICD-10 Diagnosis Code - Description Description - Hypertrophy of nasal - Hypertrophy of nasal turbinates turbinates physician Coding AND REIMBURSEMENT. Physicians use CPT codes to report their services. Payment shown is the Medicare national average and does not include geographical variations. Inferior Turbinoplasty . Coding for Turbinoplasty procedures centers on whether bone was removed during procedure. Soft tissue reduction of turbinates, without removal of bone, is reported with code 30802. If bone is removed, it is reported with 30140. 2016 2016. 2016 2016. Medicare Medicare relative relative CPT Code 1. Description 1. Facility Non-Facility value Unit value Unit physician Fee physician Fee (RVU) 2.

3 (RVU) 2. schedule 2. schedule 2. Ablation, soft tissue of Inferior turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, any method 30802 (eg. electrocautery, $195 $298. radiofrequency ablation, or tissue volume reduction), intramural (ie. submucosal). Submucous resection Inferior 30140 turbinate, partial or complete, $452 $452. any method CPT code 30802 is used for both unilateral or bilateral procedures and may be reported only once per operative session. Use of the phrase any method in the code definition indicates that the specific instruments and techniques used to accomplish the reduction do not alter the code assignment. Intramural ablation of the turbinates includes any ablation of the superficial tissues so the code for superficial ablation (30801) is not assigned separately with 30802.

4 CPT code 30140 is considered to be unilateral and would be billed with bilateral modifier-50. OUTFRACTURE OF Inferior TURBINATE. 2016 2016 2016 2016. Medicare Medicare Non-Facility Medicare CPT Code 1. Description 1. Facility relative Facility relative Non-Facility value Unit physician Fee value Unit physician Fee (RVU) 2. schedule 2. (RVU) 2. schedule 2. Fracture nasal Inferior 30930 turbinate(s), $127 therapeutic 1. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ). Copyright 2016 American Medical Association.. 2. CMS Final Rule physician Fee schedule for CY2016. CMS-1631-FC. Despite the (s) in its definition, code 30930 is unilateral; physicians should assign bilateral modifier 50 when both the left and right Inferior turbinates are outfractured. Inferior Turbinoplasty WITH OUTFRACTURE.

5 Turbinoplasty and outfracture are sometimes performed together. According to NCCI edits or CPT descriptions, CPT code 30930 should not be billed with 30140. If CPT codes code 30802 and 30930 are reported together, only one code is paid unless procedures are performed independently on opposite sides. HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT Coding AND PAYMENT. Hospitals use CPT codes to report outpatient services. Payment shown is for Medicare's APC hospital outpatient prospective payment system and is the Medicare national average without geographical adjustment. Status Indicator T = significant procedure, multiple reduction applies. Payment for each code is made at 100% of the rate when it is the only significant procedure billed. When billed with another status T procedure with higher weight, payment for lower weighted procedures is reduced to 50% of the rate.

6 Status 2016 National CPT Code 1. Description 1. APC 2. Indicator 3. Medicare Payment 2. Ablation, soft tissue of Inferior turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, any method (eg. 5164. 30802 electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation, Level IV ENT T $1,617. or tissue volume reduction), intramural (ie. Procedures submucosal). 5164. Submucous resection Inferior turbinate, 30140 Level V ENT T $1,617. partial or complete, any method Procedures 5164. Fracture nasal Inferior turbinate(s), 30930 Level IV ENT T $1,617. therapeutic Procedures 1. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ). Copyright 2016 American Medical Association.. 2. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment- Final CY2016 Payment Rates- CMS-1633-FC/CMS-1607-F2. 3. Status indicator T means significant procedure, multiple procedure reduction applies.

7 NCCI edits apply to hospital Coding as well as physician Coding . If Inferior Turbinoplasty and outfracture are performed together on the same side, hospitals should report only 30930 for outfracture. AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER Coding AND PAYMENT. Medicare payment for procedures performed in an ASC are based on the APC methodology for hospital outpatient payment. CPT. codes 30802 and 30930 are designated as ASC Covered Surgical Procedures for CY 2016. Multiple Payment 2016 National CPT Code 1. Description 1. Procedure Indicator 2. Medicare Payment 2. Discounting 2. Ablation, soft tissue of Inferior turbinates, unilateral or bilateral, any method (eg. 30802 electrocautery, radiofrequency ablation, A2 Yes $904. or tissue volume reduction), intramural (ie. submucosal). Submucous resection Inferior turbinate, 30140 A2 Yes $904.

8 Partial or complete, any method Fracture nasal Inferior turbinate(s), 30930 A2 Yes $904. therapeutic 1. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT ). Copyright 2016 American Medical Association.. 2. Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment- Final CY2016 Payment Rates- CMS-1633-FC/CMS-1607-F2. Multiple procedure discounting indicates that the procedures are subject to standard multiple procedure rules when performed together; one procedure is paid at 100% of the rate and the other is paid at 50% of the rate. Payment Indicator A2 means Surgical procedure with transitional payment based on hospital outpatient relative payment weight . PAYMENT. Commercial payers may use Medicare's methodology or a similar type of fee schedule to reimburse hospitals or ambulatory surgery centers for outpatient services.

9 Providers should contact commercial payers for specific payment methodologies. A NOTE ABOUT BLADES AND OTHER DISPOSABLES. Blades and other disposables are not separately payable for Medicare. For physicians, the items are part of the practice expense component of the RBRVS payment. For hospitals, they are included in the APC payment or DRG. Commercial payers also generally do not pay separately for blades and other disposables, unless the payer-provider contract has a specific provision for them. Rx only. Refer to product instruction manual/package insert for instructions, warnings, precautions and contraindications. For further information, please call Medtronic ENT at and/or consult Medtronic 's website at Medtronic plc International Telephone Numbers ENT Adriatic Region 385-1-488-1120 Israel 972-9-972-4400.

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