CPT^® 69642, Under Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69642 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 reconstructs the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, to fix a perforation and removes all or a portion of the mastoid. This might involve reconstruction of the ear canal, tympanic membrane repair and or other surgeries of the middle ear. He also reconstructs the ossicular chain to improve conductive hearing.

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Mod for facial nerve monitoring HELP

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I submitted claim for Typmanomastoidectomy w/OCR = 69642 Facial nerve monitoring 3hours = 95867 Insurance paid 69642 ... [ Read More ]

Facial Nerve Monitoring during tympmast

I submitted claim for Typmanomastoidectomy w/OCR = 69642 Facial nerve monitoring 3hours = 95867 Insurance paid 69642 but denied 95867 for code inconsistant w/modifier Would modifier -59 be t... [ Read More ]

69642 or 69637

Interesting. I'd pick 69637, even if it is titanium. I read 69642 to mean the reconstruction was done with the pt's own bone or "a cadaver ossicle" as the description says - and I can't see in the d... [ Read More ]

69642 or 69637

[b]Your opinion[/b] with further research this is what I found from Codecorrect. what is your take?? There are a couple of dura repair codes: 63707 Repair of dural/cerebrospinal fluid leak, not... [ Read More ]

69642 or 69637

Can you use the 69642 even though it is a synthetic porp and the code discription for 69642 says BONE??... [ Read More ]

Porp 69637 or 69642?

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transcanal injections were then performed, as well as a postauricular sulcus injection for possible graft harvest. Her... [ Read More ]

Porp 69637 or 69642?

69642 or 69637?

Transcanal injections were then performed, as well as a postauricular sulcus injection for possible graft harvest. Her ear was then prepped and draped in sterile fashion with Betadine solution. Using ... [ Read More ]

69642 or 69637

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