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Clear Up Your Thyroid Procedure Coding Confusion : Thyroid Coding - AAPC Answer: According to the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) examples on the Centers for Medicare Medicaid Services (CMS) website: CPT® code 60240 is a total or complete thyroidectomy CPT® code 60500 describes a parathyroidectomy or exploration of parathyroid (s)
Thyroidectomy Coding - Coding Mastery The description for this CPT code tells us that it is used to report a total lobectomy of the thyroid (removal of one lobe in its entirety) with or without removal of the isthmus (the small piece of tissue that is located between both thyroid lobes and connects them at the center of the thyroid)
Thyroidectomy and Parathyroidectomy - KZA The CPT Assistant from December 2012 states the following: When a thyroidectomy is performed for malignancy, the parathyroid glands may also be removed, and because this would be considered incidental, the parathyroidectomy (60500) would not be separately reported
AAPC Chapter 14 Flashcards | Quizlet In the CPT® Index look for Thyroidectomy Partial directing you to code range 60210-60225 60220 reports a unilateral total thyroid lobectomy with or without isthmusectomy
Wiki - Your suggestion on this surgery | Medical Billing and Coding . . . Procedure done: Total Thyroidectomy with bilateral recurrent laryngeal nerve dissection and preservation And Reimplantation of left superior parathyroid gland in the right sternocleidomastiod muscle I coded the 60240 for the total thyroidectomy and 95865 for the nerve monitoring (do we use modifier 26 with that?)
Dos and Donts : Parathyroidectomy - AAPC Code 60500 is used to report total and partial parathyroidectomies, says Sanford Archer, MD, an associate professor of otolaryngology at the University of Kentucky's College of Medicine in Lexington and chairman of the patient safety and quality improvement committee of the American Academy of Otolaryngology
General Surgery | Meet the Challenge of Thyroidectomy Coding - AAPC 60260 -- thyroidectomy removal of all remaining thyroid tissue following previous removal of a portion of thyroid If a total thyroidectomy is performed without neck dissection of any kind only 60240 should be reported
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome | Medycoding 60505 :Parathyroidectomy or exploration of parathyroid (s); with mediastinal exploration, sternal split or transthoracic approach 1 Exploration or Re-exploration When a provider discovers the need for a unilateral thyroid lobectomy during a parathyroidectomy, you may report both 60500 and 60220
How To Use CPT Code 60240 - Updated 2025 - Coding Ahead LLC CPT 60240 refers to a total or complete thyroidectomy, a surgical procedure that involves the removal of the entire thyroid gland This procedure is typically indicated for patients with thyroid malignancies, such as medullary or anaplastic cancers, or for those suffering from conditions like uncontrollable Graves’ disease or multinodular goiter