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Uncover When E/M Code Goes Hand in Hand with Coding Cerumen Removal

Published on Fri Aug 29, 2014

Separate the E/M from 69210 with modifier 25 to get deserved dollars. When your provider sees a patient in the office and then performs cerumen removal, determining whether or not you can separately report an E/M code is not always straightforward. But erring on the side of caution and skipping the E/M code every time can cost your practice big [...]
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