A 26-year-old is undergoing transnasal endoscopy of the frontal sinus with balloon dilation. This is performed as an outpatient and he tolerated the procedure well. Which CPT code should you use?

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31295 is the correct code because this was a transnasal endoscopy with balloon dilation of the frontal sinus.
Code 31233 is incorrect because this is for a maxillary sinusoscopy and 31256 is incorrect because this is with maxillary antrostomy. Code 31276 is incorrect because this is frontal sinus exploration with or without removal of tissue.

A 26-Year-Old Is Undergoing Transnasal Endoscopy of the Frontal Sinus