CPT^® 69420, Under Incision Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69420 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Middle Ear.

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The provider makes a small incision in the eardrum (myringotomy); he may suck fluid from the middle ear (aspiration) and/or inject air through a tube or catheter placed through the tympanotomy to inflate the eustachian tube (ET) to treat ET dysfunction or otitis media.

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69433 with modifier 52

I would use the code for just the myringotomy 69420... [ Read More ]

Myringotomy without tube

If a patient comes in and has a myringotomy without tube (69420) then comes back in before the global days in and has Myringotomy with tube (69435) in same ear. Can the doctor also charge for another... [ Read More ]

CPT 69631 with 69424

69631 can not be billed with 69424 for the same ear. As per a notation in the CPT book on page# 467, 'Do not report code 69424 in conjunction with 69205, 69210, 69420, 69421, [U]69433-69676[/U], 69710... [ Read More ]

Eustachian tube dilation

[b]Clarification of ET balloon dilation[/b] Thanks for all the info. Our office is also just starting to use this device for ET dilation. My question is - what is meant by "eustachian tube inflation"... [ Read More ]

Eustachian tube dilation

For anyone who needs supporting documentation: CPT deleted code 69400 for Eustachian Tube inflation; transnasal; with catherterization beginning in 2015. The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head a... [ Read More ]

Tympanostomy and Myringotomy

You are correct. CPT 69420 is included or a component of 69433. A myringotomy (CPT 69420) involves making an incision into the tympanic membrane and often suctioning fluid from the middle ear. ... [ Read More ]

Tympanostomy and Myringotomy

A provider is billing 69420 and 69433 same ear. Isnt 69420 part of 69433 and cant be billed separately.... [ Read More ]

Myringotomy

Without reading the op note I won't know for sure. However, if the physician made an incision only without general anesthesia I would think CPT code 69420 ([I]Myringotomy including aspiration and/or e... [ Read More ]

Intertympanic drug injection

The code for this procedure is 69420.... [ Read More ]

69420 vs 69421

I am unsure which code is correct to use with this procedure in an ASC setting. [I]With the patient appropriately identified in the preop holding area, she was taken to the OR and placed upon the OR ... [ Read More ]

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