496 2733 Chr airway obstruct NEC Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere clas... Diagnosis 5070 2567 Food/vomit pneumonitis Pneumonitis due to inhalation of food or vomitus Diagnosis 3051 2485 Tobacco use disorder Tobacco use disorder Diagnosis 41071 2358 Subendo infarct, initial Subendocardial inf...
Code 496, Chronic airway obstruction, not elsewhere classified, is a nonspecific code that should only be used when the documentation in a medical record does not specify the type of COPD being treated. 2) Acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive bronchitis and asthma The codes for chronic ...
1. Because the upper airway is bordered by a mucocutaneous margin, several CPT codes may define services involving biopsy, destruction, excision, removal, revision, etc. of lesions of this margin, specifically the nasal and oral surfaces. When billing a CPT code for these services, only one CP...