ACGME General Codes

Endoscopy, airway and foreign body cases:
Diagnostic DL: 31525
DL with biopsy: 31535
Tracheoscopy or microlaryngoscopy with Biopsy:  31536
*Bronch, diag: 31622
*Bronch with BAL: 31624
AFOI: 31500
Cric 31605
Tracheotomy, planned: 31600
Tracheotomy, emergency: 31603
DL with FB removal: 31530
Micro DL with FB removal: 31531
Removal FB pharynx: 42809
Esophagoscopy with FB removal: 43215
*Bronch with FB: 31635
DL with dilation, initial: 31528
DL with dilation: subsequ: 31529
*Bronch with dilation: 31630
*Bronch with exc tumor: 31640
Esophagoscopy diag: 43200
Esophagoscopy with bx: 43202
Esophageal dilation with bougie: 43450
       over guidewire: 43453
                                  retrograde: 45456
PEG/ Gtube placement: 43246
Nasopharyngeal biopsy: 42806
Zenkers: 43130 (With CP-myotomy: 43030)

Sinus (log each side separately)
Endo max antrostomy: 31256
Endo frontal +/- tissue: 31276
Endo sphenoid: 31287
Endo sphenoid + tissue: 31288
Endo biopsy or polyp or debridement: 31237
Endo concha bullosa: 31240
Endo DCR: 31239
*Endo Ant ethmoid: 31254
*Endo total ethmoid: 31255
Endo diagnos with max via inf meatus: 31233
Endo nasal: 31231

Gen/Pedi:
Inf turb cautery, intramural: 30802
Inf turb cautery, superfic: 30801
Inf turb, excision: 30130
Fracture inf turb: 30930
Submucous rxn inf turb: 30140
Inf turb injection: 30200
Septoplasty: 30520
UPPP: 42145
T&A >12 yrs: 42821; <12 yrs: 42820
Tonsil alone > 12yrs: 42826; <12 yrs: 42825
Adenoid alone > 12yrs: 42831; <12yrs: 42830
M&T: M-69420, 69421; T- 69433, 69436
Removal of ear tube under gen anesthesia 69424

See “Endoscopy, airway, foreign body cases above”
DL / tracheoscopy in pedi: 31536
Supraglottoplasty: 31541
*Diagnostic DL of newborn: 31520
*Trach <2y: 31601
*Cricoid split: 31587
*LTR: 31582
     -Rib graft: 20910
CTR / Trach R+R: 31780
*Resection nasal dermoid: simple 30124,                              
              *complex 30125
*Branchial cleft remnant / tag: 42810
*Branchial cleft cyst: 42815
*Thyroglossal duct cyst: 60280 (recurrent 60281)
Tongue tie: 41599
Choanal atresia repair: 30540
Drainage of RP or PPS abscess int approach: 42720
Drainage of RP or PPS abscess ext approach: 42725