CPT^® 69105, Under Excision Procedures on the External Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69105 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the External Ear.

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Summary

The provider performs surgical removal of a part of the abnormal tissue from the external auditory canal, i.e., the part of the ear between the outer opening and the ear drum. He sends the specimen to the lab for analysis to determine whether the lesion is malignant or benign.

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debridement of external ear canal lesion

Was the specimen was sent to pathology? Then you could use 69105.... [ Read More ]

Ear lesion biopsy

You would use CPT 69105, Biopsy external ear canal; you cannot bill CPT 11640 unless your physician proceeded to remove the entire lesion after the frozen section came back positive for malignancy. J... [ Read More ]

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