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Medical Coding

Category - 30,000 Series

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A 3-year-old boy swallowed a small rounded block, which became lodged in the larynx causing difficulty breathing. The foreign body has to be removed immediately and the patient is prepped for a laryngoscopy with removal of the foreign body. What is the code for this procedure?

31505
31510
31511
31512

Explanation

Answer: C - 31511 is the correct code for laryngoscopy with foreign body removal.

Codes 31505, 31510, and 31512 are all codes for laryngoscopies, but none of these involve a foreign body removal.

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