CPT^® 69620, Under Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69620 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear.

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The provider performs a myringoplasty, or surgical repair of the eardrum, using graft material such as a piece of fascia or a plug of fat. The surgery involves only the drumhead of the tympanic membrane and the graft donor area. The surgery is performed to close a perforation of the eardrum and prevent infection.

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tympanoplasty cpt please

69620: Myringoplasty (surgery confined to drumhead and donor area) [B]Lay Description from Codify:[/B] The provider performs a myringoplasty, or surgical repair of the eardrum, using graft material s... [ Read More ]

Tympanic membrane perforation repair and patch with Gelfoam myringoplasty

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[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 ]

69620 and 69436

You know what, why not, I would bill 69620 and then 69436-59, if this is a commercial carrier they don't always recognize the "X" modifiers. This was more than just the TM repair so again, why not, i... [ Read More ]

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Elaine D

Does anyone know a foolproof way of billing a left myringotomy 69620-LT and a right tube removal 69424-RT. Every time I bill these two codes together the 69424 gets denied as inclusive. Any thoughts... [ Read More ]

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69620 and 69424 (w/ general) bundles per CCI on same ear.... [ Read More ]

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Are the removal of ear tubes inclusive to a Myringoplasty (69620), or a separate procedure? Thanks, Kellie... [ Read More ]

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