Sep 19, 2014 · CPT® provides a single code to report endotracheal intubation—31500 Intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure—but application of this code isn’t

Sep 26, 2016 · A patient with respiratory failure may require endotracheal intubation (31500 Intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure) for airway support.

When your ED physician performs endotracheal intubation, there are several different techniques they could use to insert the breathing tube that would qualify for 31500 (Intubation, …

Jan 28, 2025 · The documentation and ICD-10-CM codes show the reason the provider performed the procedure. In the case of 31500 (Intubation, endotracheal, emergency …

Aug 1, 2001 · Code 31500 (intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure) is used to report a successful endotracheal intubation. Although selecting the correct code is not difficult, there …

Similarly, when an emergency endotracheal intubation procedure (CPT® code 31500), chest tube insertion procedure (e.g., CPT® codes 32550, 32551, 32554, 32555), or insertion of a central …

Dec 1, 1999 · Question: What is the code for a fiberoptic intubation? Dr. Brandeisky, DO Toms River, NJ Answer: The correct code is 31500 (intubation, endotracheal, emergency …

Jun 1, 2001 · In addition, 31500 (intubation, endotracheal, emergency procedure), although not a tracheostomy procedure per se, is often performed prior to or with a number of the procedures …

Nov 15, 2022 · Similarly, when an emergency endotracheal intubation procedure (CPT code 31500), chest tube insertion procedure (e.g., CPT codes 32550, 32551, 32554, 32555), or …

Feb 23, 2016 · This flow sheet includes the intubation time, periodic dating and timing of ventilator management services, and the extubation time. Coders shouldn't rely entirely on physician …