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    Wiki Opinion if wording should be changed

    The doctor said he did a bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement. I wanted to get an opinion about the bold line in the following op report: The right ear was initially examined using the operating microscope. Cerumen was removed with a curette. Using a myringotomy knife, an...
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    • 69436 myringotomy tube insertion tube placement tympanostomy
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    • Forum: ENT/Otolaryngology
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    Wiki Tympanostomy Tube removal

    I have read some articles saying the same physician cannot bill for ear tube removal and some things I've read say the same physician can bill for the removal but all of my research is old articles. The doctor put tympanostomy tubes in back in February of this year and the same doctor removed...
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    Wiki 69424

    Can 69424 (ventilating tube removal) be billed with 69436 Tympanostomy (insertion of vent tubes)?
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