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Check for Anesthesia Before Using This Otolaryngology Code

Published on Mon Feb 21, 2022

Hint: Use of anesthesia in an exam may be considered atypical. Some otolaryngologic encounters require patients to be put under anesthesia before the otolaryngologist can perform an exam. In such situations, you may look to 92502 (Otolaryngologic examination under general anesthesia). However, patient visits requiring anesthesia are not common. If you need to report this code, follow these key steps. [...]
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