Wiki ENT Baha

[sarah.medicalcoder]

Good Morning. I hope all is well. A removal of a post auricular BAHA stainless steel abutment was preformed in the office. I'm not sure what CPT code to use for this. Please help. Thank you.

 

[b.cobuzzi]

Was the entire BAHA removed, Sara.medicalcoder?
69711 Removal or repair of electromagnetic bone conduction hearing device in temporal bone
But that seems to be something that is done in the OR.
Would you bill it with a 52 modifier (reduced service). Without the note, I cannot say for sure