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1 Coding Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Audio Seminar/Webinar July 31, 2008 Practical Tools for Seminar Learning Copyright 2008 American Health Information Management Association. All rights reserved.
2 Disclaimer The American Health Information Management Association makes no representation or guarantee with respect to the contents herein and specifically disclaims any implied guarantee of suitability for any specific purpose. AHIMA has no liability or responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damage caused by the use of this audio seminar, including but not limited to any loss of revenue, interruption of service, loss of business, or indirect damages resulting from the use of this program. AHIMA makes no guarantee that the use of this program will prevent differences of opinion or disputes with Medicare or other third party payers as to the amount that will be paid to providers of service. CPT five digit codes, nomenclature, and other data are copyright 2007 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. No fee schedules, basic units, relative values or related listings are included in CPT. The AMA assumes no liability for the data contained herein. As a provider of continuing education the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) must assure balance, independence, objectivity and scientific rigor in all of its endeavors. AHIMA is solely responsible for control of program objectives and content and the selection of presenters. All speakers and planning committee members are expected to disclose to the audience: (1) any significant financial interest or other relationships with the manufacturer(s) or provider(s) of any commercial product(s) or services(s) discussed in an educational presentation; (2) any significant financial interest or other relationship with any companies providing commercial support for the activity; and (3) if the presentation will include discussion of investigational or unlabeled uses of a product. The intent of this requirement is not to prevent a speaker with commercial affiliations from presenting, but rather to provide the participants with information from which they may make their own judgments. The faculty has reported no vested interests or disclosures regarding this presentation. AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series American Health Information Management Association 233 N. Michigan Ave., 21st Floor, Chicago, Illinois CPT Codes Copyright 2007 by AMA. All Rights Reserved i
3 Faculty Shelley C. Safian, MAOM/HSM, CCS-P, CPC-H, CHA Shelley C. Safian is chair of the allied health department of Herzing College in Winter Park, FL. Ms. Safian has had four books on coding published, with a fifth book on health information management compliance in the works. She has been a member of AHIMA for many years, and sits on the Clinical Terminology and Classification Practice Council. Ms. Safian is presently working on her PhD in Health Services Administration. AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series ii
4 Table of Contents Disclaimer... i Faculty...ii Objectives... 1 Facial Sinuses Anatomy of the Facial Sinuses... 1 Upper Respiratory System Diagram... 2 Nasal Cavities Diagram... 2 Perinasal Sinuses Diagram... 3 Polling Question # Medical Necessity... 4 Nasal Polyps Diagram... 4 Medical Necessity... 5 Polling Question # Endoscopic Sinus Surgery The Procedure... 6 Endoscope... 7 The Procedure Codes Based on CPT 2008 Coding Endoscopy... 9 Coding Diagnostics...10 Diagnostic Evaluation Identify Access Point...12 Polling Question # Nasal/Sinus Endoscopic Surgical Procedures Surgical Endoscopy Polling Question # Coding OMC Endoscopic Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resections...18 Endoscopic OMC Polling Question # Coding APE Endoscopic Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidectomy (APE)...22 Endoscopic APE Coding APS Endoscopic Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidectomy and Sphenoidotomy (APS)...25 Endoscopic APS Resource/Reference List...28 Audience Questions...29 Audio Seminar Discussion and Audio Seminar Information Online Upcoming Audio Seminars...30 Thank You/Evaluation Form and CE Certificate (Web Address)...31 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series (CONTINUED)
5 Table of Contents Appendix...32 Resource/Reference List...33 CE Certificate Instructions AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series
6 Objectives Review the sinuses anatomy Discern medical necessity for various sinus procedures Identify endoscopic sinus procedures Review the CPT coding and modifier guidelines 1 Anatomy of the Facial Sinuses Nasal septum Ethmoid (right and left) Maxillary sinus (right and left) Turbinates (concha) Superior Middle Inferior 2 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 1
7 Upper Respiratory System 3 Nasal Cavities 4 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 2
8 Perinasal Sinuses 5 Polling Question #1 For what type of facility do you code Endoscopic Sinus Surgeries? *1 Physician practice *2 Ambulatory surgery center *3 Specialty center *4 Hospital *5 Other 6 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 3
9 Medical Necessity Nasal polyps or mucoceles Chronic sinusitis Tumors of the nasal and sinus cavities Recurrent sinus infections or complications of sinusitis 7 Nasal Polyps 8 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 4
10 Medical Necessity Cerebrospinal fluid leaks Juvenile Angiofibroma Nasolacrimal duct obstruction Choanal atresia Chronic sinus headaches 9 Medical Necessity Typically, patients should have used medical therapies first, with no significant signs of improvement, before sinus surgery is performed. 10 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 5
11 Polling Question #2 In your job, what aspect of this process do you code? *1 Diagnosis only *2 Procedure only (patient referred with existing diagnosis) *3 Both diagnosis and procedure 11 The Procedure An endoscope is an instrument made up of a camera mounted on a flexible tube. This can be inserted into small anatomical sites, such as the nose and mouth to visualize the internal aspects of the body. 12 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 6
12 Endoscope 13 The Procedure Small attachments can take biopsies of suspicious tissues through the endoscope perform excisions or other needed function 14 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 7
13 The Procedure Endoscopic Sinus Surgery can be performed under Local anesthesia -or- General anesthesia 15 The Procedure Sometimes sinus surgery may require simultaneous repair of the nasal septum The use of packing will depend on the extent of surgery and physician preference 16 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 8
14 Codes Based On CPT Coding Endoscopy Nasal/Sinus Endoscopy Unilateral procedures (unless specifically noted in code description) 18 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 9
15 Coding Diagnostics Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopic Procedures 19 Diagnostic Evaluation Nasal/sinus endoscopy for the inspection of: Interior nasal cavity Middle and superior meatus Turbinates Spheno-ethmoid recess 20 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 10
16 Diagnostic Evaluation All diagnostic evaluations include all of these areas Do NOT code each area separately! 21 Diagnostic Evaluation Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure) Nasal/sinus endoscopy, diagnostic with maxillary sinusoscopy (via inferior meatus or canine fossa puncture) Nasal/sinus endscopy, diagnostic with sphenoid sinusoscopy (via puncture of spendoidal face or cannulation of ostium) 22 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 11
17 Identify Access Point 23 Polling Question #3 A patient, diagnosed with chronic sinusitis, told his physician that no medication has worked and the inflammation just won t go away. The doctor ordered a diagnostic endoscopy via the inferior meatus, with a maxillary sinuscopy. 24 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 12
18 Polling Question #3 What is the most accurate CPT code? * * * Coding Surgery Nasal/Sinus Endoscopic Surgical Procedures 26 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 13
19 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical Surgical sinus endoscopy includes: Sinusotomy (as appropriate) Diagnostic endoscopy 27 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with biopsy, polypectomy or debridement (separate procedure) with control of nasal hemorrhage with dacryocystorhinostomy with concha bullosa resection 28 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 14
20 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with ethmoidectomy, partial (anterior) with ethmoidectomy, total (anterior and posterior) 29 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with maxillary antrostomy; with removal of tissue from maxillary sinus 30 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 15
21 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical with frontal sinus exploration, with or without removal of tissue from frontal sinus 31 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with sphenoidotomy; with removal of tissue from sphenoid sinus 32 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 16
22 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical, with repair of cerebrospinal fluid leak; ethmoid region sphenoid region 33 Surgical Endoscopy Nasal/sinus endoscopy, surgical; with medial or inferior orbital wall decompression with medial orbital wall and inferior orbital wall decompression with optic nerve decompression 34 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 17
23 Polling Question #4 The doctor performed a nasal endoscopy to control chronic epistaxis. What is the correct code? * * * Coding OMC Endoscopic Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resections 36 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 18
24 Endoscopic OMC Endoscopic Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resection with antrostomy And/Or Anterior ethmoidectomy With/Without Removal of polyps Endoscopic OMC Endoscopic Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resection with antrostomy And/Or Removal of antral mucosal disease And/Or Anterior ethmoidectomy With/Without Removal of polyps AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 19
25 Endoscopic OMC Endoscopic frontal sinus exploration And/Or Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resection And/Or Anterior ethmoidectomy With/Without Removal of polyps Endoscopic OMC Endoscopic frontal sinus exploration And/Or Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resection And/Or Antrostomy And/Or Anterior ethmoidectomy With/Without Removal of polyps AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 20
26 Endoscopic OMC Endoscopic Osteomeatal Complex (OMC) resection And/Or Frontal sinus exploration And/Or Antrostomy And/Or Removal of antral mucosal disease And/Or Anterior ethmoidectomy With/Without Removal of polyps Polling Question #5 When an endoscopic OMC is performed and polyps are removed during the same session, the polypectomy is coded separately. *1 True *2 False *3 Determine by individual case 42 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 21
27 Coding APE Endoscopic Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidectomy (APE) 43 Endoscopic APE Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy (APE) And Antrostomy With/Without Removal of polyps AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 22
28 Endoscopic APE Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy (APE) And Antrostomy And Removal of antral mucosal disease With/Without Removal of polyps Endoscopic APE Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy (APE) And Frontal sinus exploration With/Without Removal of polyps AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 23
29 Endoscopic APE Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy (APE) And Frontal sinus exploration And Antrostomy With/Without Removal of polyps Endoscopic APE Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy (APE) And Frontal sinus exploration And Antrostomy And Removal of antral mucosal disease With/Without Removal of polyps AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 24
30 Coding APS Endoscopic Anterior and Posterior Ethmoidectomy and Sphenoidotomy (APS) 49 Endoscopic APS Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and sphenoidotomy (APS) With/Without Removal of polyps (31287 or 31288) 50 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 25
31 Endoscopic APS Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and sphenoidotomy (APS) And Antrostomy With/Without Removal of polyps (31287 or 31288) 51 Endoscopic APS Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and sphenoidotomy (APS) And Antrostomy And Removal of antral mucosal disease With/Without Removal of polyps (31287 or 31288) 52 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 26
32 Endoscopic APS Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and sphenoidotomy (APS) And Frontal sinus exploration With/Without Removal of polyps (31287 or 31288) Endoscopic APS Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and sphenoidotomy (APS) And Frontal sinus exploration And Antrostomy With/Without Removal of polyps (31287 or 31288) AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 27
33 Endoscopic APS Endoscopic anterior and posterior ethmoidectomy and sphenoidotomy (APS) And Frontal sinus exploration And Antrostomy And Removal of antral mucosal disease With/Without Removal of polyps (31287 or 31288) Resource/Reference List MedlinePlus Interactive Tutorials: Sinus Surgery American Rhinologic Society Methodologic Assessment of Studies on Endoscopic Sinus Surgery 56 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 28
34 Audience Questions Audio Seminar Discussion Following today s live seminar Available to AHIMA members at Click on Communities of Practice (CoP) icon on top right AHIMA Member ID number and password required for members only Join the Coding Community from your Personal Page under Community Discussions, choose the Audio Seminar Forum You will be able to: Discuss seminar topics Network with other AHIMA members Enhance your learning experience AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 29
35 AHIMA Audio Seminars Visit our Web site for information on the 2008 seminar schedule. While online, you can also register for seminars or order CDs and pre-recorded Webcasts of past seminars. Upcoming Seminars/Webinars Coding Central Venous Access Devices August 7, 2008 POA and DRG Methodologies August 21, 2008 FY09 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code Updates September 11, 2008 AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 30
36 Thank you for joining us today! Remember sign on to the AHIMA Audio Seminars Web site to complete your evaluation form and receive your CE Certificate online at: Each person seeking CE credit must complete the sign-in form and evaluation in order to view and print their CE certificate Certificates will be awarded for AHIMA Continuing Education Credit AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 31
37 Appendix Resource/Reference List...33 CE Certificate Instructions AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 32
38 Appendix Resource/Reference List AHIMA 2008 Audio Seminar Series 33
39 To receive your CE Certificate Please go to the AHIMA Web site click on the link to Sign In and Complete Online Evaluation listed for this seminar. You will be automatically linked to the CE certificate for this seminar after completing the evaluation. Each participant expecting to receive continuing education credit must complete the online evaluation and sign-in information after the seminar, in order to view and print the CE certificate.
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