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Listen Carefully to These 4 Tips For Recouping Cerumen Removal Pay

Published on Mon Jun 17, 2013

Why you’ll get denied if you report 69210 more than once per episode. Patients often present to the ED with complaints of ear discomfort, a feeling of pressure and sometimes hearing loss. They may think they have an ear infection but upon examination, impact ear wax or cerumen is the actual cause of their complaints. Varying payer payment policy makes [...]
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