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Look to NCCI When Pairing 69610 With 69436

Published on Tue Nov 12, 2019

Question: We’ve got a patient that was set to have a tube removal and replacement. After the surgeon accessed to the tube’s location, she opted to remove the tube and patch the area using a paper patch instead of replacing the tube. She then inserted a tube in a different location for drainage purposes. Should I report both the tympanoplasty [...]
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