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Medical Coding

Category - 30,000 Series

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A 4-month-old boy with recurrent episodes of apnea and hoarseness was diagnosed with congenital laryngeal web. Due to symptomatic presentation, surgery is proposed by performing a laryngoplasty with silastic keel to correct the anomaly.
  1. 31535
  2. 31575
  3. 31580
  4. 31588
Explanation
Answer: C - 31580 is the correct code for a laryngoplasty performed for a laryngeal web.
Code 31535 is incorrect because it is a direct laryngoscopy with biopsy. Code 31575 is incorrect because it is for a flexible fiberoptic laryngoscopy and 31588 is incorrect because, while it is for a laryngoplasty, it is “not otherwise specified.”
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