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A typical patient is an adult presenting to an outpatient otolaryngology or speech pathology clinic with persistent voice dysfunction after laryngeal surgery, prolonged intubation, or nerve injury. The clinician documents objective voice assessment, flexible laryngoscopy, and stroboscopy findings demonstrating glottic insufficiency, vocal fold immobility or scarring. The workflow includes history and focused exam, pre-procedure counseling and consent, evaluation of prior imaging or operative reports, and scheduling the procedure. Procedures coded with 3008F are quality-reporting items tied to documentation of voice or laryngeal assessment and are typically captured during the clinic visit or as part of pre- or post-operative quality reporting. Typical site of service is an outpatient clinic or ambulatory surgery center when paired with diagnostic or therapeutic laryngeal procedures. Common patient presentation: hoarseness, breathy voice, aspiration with liquids, vocal fatigue, or inability to phonate effectively, in which the provider documents the specific assessment or counseling element reflected by the quality measure code.
| CPT Code | Description | Relationship to This Procedure |
|---|---|---|
31575 | Laryngoscopy, flexible fiberoptic; diagnostic | Often performed before or during evaluation to visualize vocal fold motion and anatomy documented for quality reporting. |
31579 | Laryngoscopy, flexible fiberoptic; with stroboscopy | Provides detailed mucosal wave assessment used in voice quality documentation and decision making. |
31570 | Direct laryngoscopy with evaluation under general anesthesia | Performed when in-depth airway evaluation or intervention is required; pre- and post-procedure documentation aligns with quality measures. |
31582 | Laryngeal framework surgery (medialization) | Therapeutic procedure for vocal fold paralysis; documentation of pre/post voice assessment maps to quality reporting codes. |
31599 | Unlisted procedure, larynx | Used for novel or uncommon laryngeal interventions where associated quality documentation (e.g., 3008F) is captured. |
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| Modifier | Description | When to Use |
|---|---|---|
| 1P | Modifier 1P is a Category II performance measure exclusion modifier used to indicate that a patient’s medical condition prevented performance of the action specified by a Category II quality measure… | - Use modifier 1P only with Category II (quality reporting) codes when the specific measure’s reporting instructions explicitly allow a medical-reason exclusion; it marks the patient as medically… |
| 95 | Modifier 95 indicates that a service was provided via synchronous, real‑time audio‑video telehealth rather than in‑person. Per CMS, AAPC and professional associations, append modifier 95 to claim… | - Use modifier 95 to indicate a service was furnished via synchronous, real‑time audiovisual telehealth (a live audio‑video conference between patient and provider) rather than in‑person. - Pair… |
| 73 | Modifier 73 indicates a facility-level outpatient hospital or ASC procedure that was discontinued after the patient was prepared and taken to the procedure/operating room but before any anesthesia… | - When to use: Apply CPT modifier 73 on the FACILITY (outpatient hospital or ASC) claim when the patient has been fully prepared and physically taken into the procedure/operating room but the… |
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| 96 | Modifier 96 is appended to CPT codes to indicate that a service or procedure was provided for habilitative purposes — i.e., to help a patient learn, maintain, or improve skills and functioning for… | - Use modifier -96 when a procedure or service that could be either habilitative or rehabilitative is provided specifically for habilitative purposes — i.e., to help a patient learn, maintain, or… |
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| Taxonomy Code | Specialty | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 207Y00000X | Otolaryngology Physician | An otolaryngologist-head and neck surgeon provides comprehensive medical and surgical care for patients with diseases and disorders that affect the ea… |
| 207RH0000X | Hematology (Internal Medicine) Physician | An internist with additional training who specializes in diseases of the blood, spleen and lymph. This specialist treats conditions such as anemia, cl… |
| 2086S0102X | Surgical Critical Care Physician | A surgeon with expertise in the management of the critically ill and postoperative patient, particularly the trauma victim, who specializes in critica… |
| 207L00000X | Anesthesiology Physician | An anesthesiologist is trained to provide pain relief and maintenance, or restoration, of a stable condition during and immediately following an opera… |
| 163W00000X | Registered Nurse | (1) A registered nurse is a person qualified by graduation from an accredited nursing school (depending upon schooling, a registered nurse may receive… |
| 363LP0200X | Pediatric Nurse Practitioner | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers · Nurse Practitioner |
| 364SE0003X | Emergency Clinical Nurse Specialist | Physician Assistants & Advanced Practice Nursing Providers · Clinical Nurse Specialist |
| 2080P0204X | Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics) Physician | A pediatrician who has special qualifications to manage emergencies in infants and children. |
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| ICD-10-CM Code | Description |
|---|---|
| F17.200 | Nicotine dependence, unspecified, uncomplicated |
| F17.210 | Nicotine dependence, cigarettes, uncomplicated |
| G47.33 | Obstructive sleep apnea (adult) (pediatric) |
| I20.9 | Angina pectoris, unspecified |
| I48.91 | Unspecified atrial fibrillation |
| I50.1 | Left ventricular failure, unspecified |
| I50.9 | Heart failure, unspecified |
| J44.1 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with (acute) exacerbation |
| J44.9 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, unspecified |
| J45.901 | Unspecified asthma with (acute) exacerbation |
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