Primary Care:
Now Hear This: Use New Code for 'Standard' Cerumen Removal
Published on Tue Oct 27, 2015
Lavage/irrigation get their own code in 2016. Physician practices that perform cerumen (earwax) removal and/or vaccinations are in for a treat when 2016 rolls around. Reason: CPT® 2016 will debut a new code for less involved forms of cerumen removal, which will eliminate the need to consider certain removal techniques part of a standard evaluation and management (E/M) service. Further, [...]