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CPT® 69631, Under Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 69631 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear.

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The provider reconstructs the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, to repair a perforation. This might involve reconstruction of the ear canal, an incision into the tympanic attic and or other surgeries on the middle ear. The procedure does not include removal of the mastoid and reconstruction of the ossicular chain.

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Cartilage graft with tympanoplasty, denied
[QUOTE="nickelclaw, post: 514754, member: 256517"] Beckers is for ASC sometimes the rules are different for surgery centers. [/QUOTE] Nickelclaw, I found a CPT Asst December 2012 that says it is separ... [ Read More ]
69705/69706 Misuse of column 2 ?
We also billed 69706/59 with 69436/5950 and have been denied by BCBSIL any suggestions would be appreciated. I read edits and a modifier is allowed if I understood correctly. We billed 69631/LT 6... [ Read More ]
Office Setting Procedure
How can you tell if you can have certain procedure done in the office setting versus facility? Does anyone have resources or can direct me to a list of approved surgeries that can be done in an office... [ Read More ]
Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty
Use 69610, I know it indicates a paper patch but gelfilm patch or gelfoam plug are just an updated version of that type of patch, there is suturing involved. You cannot use 69620 as it involves a fa... [ Read More ]
Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty
Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty Would this be 69610, 69620, or 69631? thank you... [ Read More ]
Tympanoplasty with temporalis fascia graft temporalis fascia graft tympanoplasty
The doctor harvested a supra auricular temporalis fascia graft and set aside. Later in the procedure he placed the graft trans-canal (tympanoplasty). I came up with 69631 and 15769. Is it correct t... [ Read More ]
CPT 69631 with 69424
69631 can not be billed with 69424 for the same ear. As per a notation in the CPT book on page# 467, 'Do not report code 69424 in conjunction with 69205, 69210, 69420, 69421, [U]69433-69676[/U], 69710... [ Read More ]
CPT 69631 with 69424
Can 69631 be billed with 69424 ,51 modifier. I am a newby to ENT coding it passes the edits but wanting an expert opinion.... [ Read More ]
Myringoplasty with excision of cholesteatoma
[B]Consider CPT 69631 [I]Tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, atticotomy [/I][/B][COLOR=rgb(184, 49, 47)][B][U][I]and/or[/I][/U][/B][/COLOR][B][I] middle ear surgery), initial ... [ Read More ]
Eustacian tube balloon dilation help!!!!!
I forgot w [QUOTE="Jaime2680, post: 475907, member: 308025"] I am trying to find some help coding Tympanoplasty which is coded 69631 but ENT physician is also doing Eustacian Tube Dilation bilateral. ... [ Read More ]
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