CPT^® 69610, Under Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69610 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear.

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Summary

The provider repairs a perforated eardrum, which may include site preparation, or roughening of the site before closure. The procedure may also include applying a paper patch to the closure.

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Myringoplasty

[QUOTE="gallhart005@yahoo.com, post: 497689, member: 175764"] Nope. Just add the LT/RT modifier to 69610. [/QUOTE] Thank you.... [ Read More ]

Myringoplasty

Nope. Just add the LT/RT modifier to 69610.... [ Read More ]

Myringoplasty

One of our physicians did a paper patch myringoplasty in the office. We used the cpt 69610 (repair of a tympanic membrane perforation) for this procedure. Is there any other codes that should be bille... [ 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 ]

69610

A provider billed 69610. There was noting done to repair the TM, only placed a patch. Would 69610 be supported? [I]Under microscope, patch positioned to overly the perf.[/I] If not, would there ... [ Read More ]

Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty

Use 69610, I know it indicates a paper patch but gelfilm patch or gelfoam plug are just an updated version of that type of patch, there is suturing involved. You cannot use 69620 as it involves a fa... [ Read More ]

Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty

Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty Would this be 69610, 69620, or 69631? thank you... [ 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 ]

Ear procedure bundled codes?

[QUOTE="b.cobuzzi, post: 479416, member: 12103"] Based on your operative note, the myringoplasty is being performed because of the tubes that had been in the ears and were now removed. Since the closu... [ Read More ]

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