CPT^® 69210, Under Removal Procedures on the External Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69210 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Removal Procedures on the External Ear.

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The provider uses an instrument such as a curette, vacuum evacuation, or forceps to remove entrapped wax from a patient's external auditory canal.

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Cerumen Removal Clarification

Hello! I've searched the forum, and I haven't found an answer for this specific situation, so I thought I'd post a question. :) Situation: A billing provider attempts cerumen removal with a curett... [ Read More ]

minimal or low level for office visit

If an illness has a low risk of morbidity without treatment, does it qualify as low in any way? How about low risk for the provider's thought process? In the following example: A provider does an ... [ Read More ]

Ear lavage 69210

CPTs 69209 and 69210 are Surgical Codes. Per the CPT Surgical Package Definition: [COLOR=rgb(226, 80, 65)]By their very nature, the services to any patient are variable. The CPT codes that represent ... [ Read More ]

Ear lavage 69210

First of all, ear lavage is 69209, not 69210, so you may want to double-check your coding on this. Regarding the modifier 25, if the modifier is truly supported by documentation then it should be pai... [ Read More ]

Ear lavage 69210

I bill for a Family Practice. I have recently been having issues getting payment for office visit 99213/14 along with ear lavage 69210. Some insurances have stated that it's global and only pay the ea... [ Read More ]

cerumen impaction

I would say yes but also make sure you code the impacted wax and procedure:) To me wax in ear is normal, however; impacted wax is not plus the need for procedure. I know that this question to coding ... [ Read More ]

69210 or G0268

[QUOTE="nickelclaw, post: 509502, member: 256517"] If the 69220 was done because a mastoidectomy was done then yes, 69210 will need a mod 59. You can't bill G0268 with 69220 [/QUOTE] Thank You... [ Read More ]

69210 or G0268

If the 69220 was done because a mastoidectomy was done then yes, 69210 will need a mod 59. You can't bill G0268 with 69220... [ Read More ]

69210 or G0268

Can you bill 69210 or G0268 with 69220 ?... [ Read More ]

69210 and modifier 50

Are insurances, including Medicare, paying more when modifier 50 is added to claim when provider cleans both ears? I thought adding modifier 50 to claim for 69210 would make it deny? (AMA CPT says to ... [ Read More ]

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