Pediatric Coding Alert
You Be the Coder:
Reporting 69200 As A Bilateral Procedure
Published on Sat Mar 27, 2010
Question: Arkansas Subscriber Answer: Code 69200 (Removal of foreign body from external auditory canal; without general anesthesia) is not a bilateral one, which means you can report it twice if the provider removes objects(such as beads) from both ears. Append modifier 59 (Distinct procedural service) to the second code. Careful:
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