Otolaryngology Coding Alert

Procedure Coding:

Listen Up: Report Ear Drainage, FBR with Specific Codes

Here’s why the standard FBR codes don’t work for ear procedures. Coders at otolaryngology practices will often face encounter forms that involve a surgical procedure to repair a patient’s ear. The key to mastery when coding these claims comes from knowledge of each type of ear procedure your provider might perform. You might be a master at cerumen (earwax) removal [...]
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