CPT code 01622: Anesthesia for diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy
CPT code 01622 covers anesthesia for diagnostic shoulder arthroscopy at 4 base units, or roughly $164 for a 60-minute 2026 Medicare case.
CPT code 21110: Interdental fixation device billing guide
CPT code 21110 covers the application of an interdental fixation device for conditions other than fracture or dislocation. Removal of the device is included in the same code. Coders reach for it after orthognathic surgery, in temporomandibular joint (TMJ) cases, and wherever the jaws need holding in occlusion. Claims fall over when the record does […]
CPT Code 21049: Excision of benign tumor or cyst of maxilla
CPT 21049 covers a benign maxilla tumor removed by extra-oral osteotomy and partial maxillectomy. It pays about $1,021 nationally in 2026.
CPT code 15822: Blepharoplasty RVUs, modifiers, and coverage
CPT code 15822 pays about $471.62 in office settings, but only if the functional documentation holds up. Read more on RVUs, modifiers, and Medicare rules.
CPT code 21032: Excision of maxillary torus palatinus
CPT code 21032 covers maxillary torus palatinus excision. Pair it with K10.0, document the functional problem, check the 2026 CMS rate.
CPT code 21047: Excision of benign tumor or cyst of mandible
CPT 21047 covers benign mandible excision needing extra-oral osteotomy and partial mandibulectomy. 2026 national rate: about $1,076.
CPT code 30310: Intranasal Foreign Body Removal
CPT code 30310 covers removal of a foreign body from the nasal cavity when general anesthesia is required. Its sister code, 30300, covers the same removal performed awake in an office. Whether anesthesia was documented decides which one goes on the claim. Most 30310 cases are pediatric. Young children rarely tolerate awake nasal instrumentation, so […]
CPT Code 30210: Proetz Displacement Therapy
CPT code 30210: definition and clinical overview CPT code 30210 is the billing code for Proetz displacement therapy, an irrigation technique used to drain the ethmoid and sphenoid sinuses. The official AMA descriptor is four words long: displacement therapy (Proetz type). It names the technique and stops there. That matters more than it sounds. Because […]
CPT code 31541: laryngoscopy with operating microscope guide
CPT code 31541 pays about $223 nationally in 2026, with no facility split. Bill it only when the note names the microscope.
CPT Code 31528: Direct laryngoscopy with dilation, initial
CPT Code 31528: Definition and clinical description CPT Code 31528 is the code for direct laryngoscopy with or without tracheoscopy, with dilation, initial. It reports the first dilation of a narrowed airway at or below the larynx, performed under direct visualization. According to the AMA CPT code set, the full descriptor reads: Laryngoscopy, direct, with […]