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cochlear implant

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jocoffey

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is it appropriate to bill for removal of a cochlear implant and also to
re-implant a cochlear implant
 
I would not code the "removal of the implant" as this qualifies under the implantation and also, you would have to code an unlisted procedure code for the removal. Read coding clinic 2001
 
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