A patient with a multinodular goiter causing compressive symptoms undergoes surgery. The surgeon removed both the right and left thyroid lobes, including the isthmus. During the procedure, the recurrent laryngeal nerves and parathyroid glands were identified and preserved. No neck dissection is performed. What CPT® code should be reported for this procedure?

Can KZA please explain global modifiers (58, 78, 79)?

I am a new ENT coder, and I am not certain how to bill this. If the emergency department physician placed a posterior pack and they came into our office and one of my doctors removes the pack, can I report CPT code 30906?

For CPT 69210, is suction, by itself, considered instrumentation for this procedure code?

What is the recommended CPT coding for a nasal/sinus endoscopy with:

• Total ethmoidectomy

• Frontal sinus exploration with removal of tissue from frontal sinus

• Sphenoidotomy with removal of tissue from sphenoid

• Maxillary antrostomy with removal of tissue from maxillary sinus

CPT 42842 vs. CPT 42844 if local tissue rotational flaps aren't performed? Is it appropriate to bill CPT 42844 if local tissue rotational flaps aren't performed? Per documentation. "We then commenced with primary closure of the defect with 3-0 vicryls in a horizontal mattress fashion."