CPT^® 69436, Under Incision Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69436 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Incision Procedures on the Middle Ear.

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This procedure is a tympanostomy requiring the insertion of a ventilation tube under general anesthesia.

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69436 & 92502 69436 92502 ear exam ear tubes ent coding

This seems like a simply question but I'm still second guessing myself. If the provider inserts an ear tube in the right ear under anesthesia and then examines the left ear, would it be coded as 6943... [ Read More ]

Myringotomy without tube

[QUOTE="thomas7331, post: 500892, member: 5404"] Since the placement of the tube is a more extensive procedure than the original one, I would bill it with modifier 58 as it meets the definition of a s... [ Read More ]

Myringotomy without tube

Since the placement of the tube is a more extensive procedure than the original one, I would bill it with modifier 58 as it meets the definition of a staged related procedure. (I'm assuming you mean ... [ Read More ]

69705/69706 Misuse of column 2 ?

We also billed 69706/59 with 69436/5950 and have been denied by BCBSIL any suggestions would be appreciated. I read edits and a modifier is allowed if I understood correctly. We billed 69631/LT 6... [ Read More ]

69705/69706 Misuse of column 2 ?

We have been using 69436 as primary procedure. We have been adding 69705/69706 for secondary procedure when done with -79 modifier. Dx for 69705/69706 we use "Eustachian tube dysfunction"... [ Read More ]

69705/69706 Misuse of column 2 ?

With the new ETD Balloon Dilatation code 69705/69706 we are getting denials when we are preforming 69436 Tympanostomy at the same time on the same side. NCCI is stating: Misuse of column two code wit... [ Read More ]

Opinion if wording should be changed 69436 myringotomy tube insertion tube placement tympanostomy

The doctor said he did a bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube placement. I wanted to get an opinion about the bold line in the following op report: The right ear was initially examined using ... [ Read More ]

ENT Coding question

Good morning all, I am moving from ER coding to ENT coding and having a bit of a struggle. If a patient has a retained occluded pressure equalization tube removed with the area being patched and... [ Read More ]

69620 and 69436

[QUOTE="Shweta, post: 480319, member: 52799"] Hi, Code 69620 for Myringoplasty is only reported if tissue graft is harvested and edges prepared for the drum defect repair. From above documentation, th... [ Read More ]

69620 and 69436

[QUOTE="hthr.santos, post: 479898, member: 301696"] With 69436 being a column 2 code for 69620, would it be appropriate to add modifier XU or 59 to 69436? TIA Once an adequate level of anesthesia was... [ Read More ]

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