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Get Informed on What to Report for Ear Wick Insertion

Published on Mon Jul 25, 2016

Question: Our FP recently saw a patient with infection of the left inner ear. In order to treat the infection, he inserted an ear wick that contained an antibiotic. Is there any code to report this procedure that our clinician performed? New York Subscriber Answer: You do not have any specific code for the ear wick insertion that your clinician performed for [...]
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