CPT Surgical codes
ICD-9 (Superbill)
skin
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musculoskeletal
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nose
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sinus
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larynx
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trachea/bronchi
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artery/veins
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lymphatics
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mediastinum
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lips
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vestibule of mouth
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tongue/floor of mouth
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dentoalveolar
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palate/uvula
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salivary gland
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pharynx,adnoids,tonsils
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esophagus
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thyroid
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parathyroid
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skull base
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peripheral nerves
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eye/eyeball
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orbit
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eyelids
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lacrimal
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external ear
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middle ear
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inner ear
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special ENT services
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other
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allergies
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modifiers
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evaluation and management codes
Skin
:
I&D
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debridement
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biopsy
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skin tags
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shave lesions
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exc benign
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exc malign
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injection
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repair, simple
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intermediate
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complex
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adj tissue transfer
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skin grafts
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flaps
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cosmetic
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facial nerve
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suture rem/dressing
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destruction, benign
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destruction of vascular lesion
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destruction of wart/ molluscum/milia
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cauterization
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destruction, malig
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mohs
Musculoskeletal
:
I&D
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wound exploration
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excision
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intro/removal
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grafts
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bone
flaps
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exc head
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rev, repair, reconst
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fracture
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neck I&D
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exc neck
Nose
:
I&D
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excision
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injection/button
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rem of foreign body
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repair
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epistaxis/turbinates
Sinus
:
lavage/conventional sinus surgery
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ethmoidectomy/maxillectomy
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sinoscopy
Larynx
:
laryngotomy/laryngectomy
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intubation/ trach change
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endoscopy
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laryngoplasty
Trachea/bronchi
:
tracheotomy
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endoscopy
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introduction
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repair/exc of tumor/ rev trach
Artery/veins
:
repair
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exploration
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venipuncture
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arterial line/carotid lig
Lymphatics:
I&D lymphadenits/lig thoracic duct
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excision/cystic hygroma
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neck dissection
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inject sentinel node
Mediastinum
:
incision
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endoscopy
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excision
Lips
:
excision
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repair
Vestibule of mouth
:
incision
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bx/exc
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repair
Tongue/floor of mouth
:
I&D
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excision
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repair
Dentoalveolar structures
:
I&D/foreign body
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excision
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repair
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extraction
Palate and uvula
:
I&D
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excision/UPPP
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repair
Salivary gland
:
I&D/rem of stone
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excision
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repair
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closure of fistula/dilation
Pharynx, adenoids, and tonsils
:
I&D
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excision/tonsillectomy/branchial cyst
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repair
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hemorrhage
Esophagus
:
foreign body/hemorrhage
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esophagectomy
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endoscopy
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repair
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jejunal transfer
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dilation
Thyroid:
I&D
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aspiration of cyst/thyroidectomy/thyroglossal cyst
Parathyroid
:
parathyroid/thymus/carotid body
Skull base
:
anterior approach
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middle approach
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posterior approach
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anterior procedure
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middle procedure
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posterior procedure
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reconstruction of defect
Peripheral nerves
:
injection
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neuroplasty
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transection or avulsion
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excision
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neurorrhaphy
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neurorrhaphy with graft
Eye/ eyeball
:
exenteration
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removal of foreign body
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repair
Orbit
:
exploration, excision, decompression
Eyelids:
Incision
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tarsorrhaphy
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repair of ptosis, blepharoptosis, lid retraction, ectropion, entropion
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reconstruction
Lacrimal system
:
I&D
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excision
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repair
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probing
External ear
:
incision
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excision
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removal of foreign body
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repair
Middle ear
:
insufflation
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incision
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mastoidectomy
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revision mastoidectomy, tympanoplasty, ossicular reconstruction,
stapedectomy, repair of fistula
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facial nerve decompression
Inner ear
:
Incision/destruction
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temporal bone/middle fossa
Special ENT services
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audiology
Other
:
operating microscope
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anesthesia
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FNA
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Injections
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Unusual patient services
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IORT
Allergy
Modifiers
E&M codes:
Office
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Hospital
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ER
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Care plan
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