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Remember G0268 for Medicare Patients Under These Circumstances

Published on Tue Mar 18, 2014

Question: I know the descriptor for cerumen removal code 69210 has changed for 2014. Do the changes also apply to G0268? Florida Subscriber Answer: You report G0268 (Removal of impacted cerumen [one or both ears] by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing) for a Medicare patient when the physician removes impacted cerumen on the same day [...]
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