CPT^® 69644, Under Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69644 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear.

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During this procedure, the provider reconstructs the tympanic membrane, or eardrum, to fix a perforation and removes all or a portion of the mastoid. He may also reconstruct the posterior ear canal wall with cartilage, bone or synthetic materials and perform an ossicular chain reconstruction. This might involve reconstruction of the ear canal, tympanic membrane repair and or other surgeries of the middle ear.

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69644 vs 69646

69644 is a "canal wall up" approach mastoidectomy. 69646 is a "canal wall down" approach for the mastoidectomy. Both of these codes include ossicular chain reconstruction. From "Otolaryngology Co... [ Read More ]

69644 vs 69646

Hi! I am hoping someone can help me with this. I am trying figure out the specific differences between 69644 and 69646. I know that what CPT and CDR say however when I'm looking at the op report a... [ Read More ]

tympanoplasty w/mastoidectomy & mastoid obliteration

[b]69644 vs 69670[/b] [QUOTE="catprocode, post: 382069, member: 204295"]69644 includes mastoidectomy, therefore; 69670 is bundled. Coding Tips for cpt 69670 (removal of remaining mastoid disease aft... [ Read More ]

tympanoplasty w/mastoidectomy & mastoid obliteration

[b]69644 vs 69670[/b] 69644 includes mastoidectomy, therefore; 69670 is bundled. Coding Tips for cpt 69670 (removal of remaining mastoid disease after previous mastoidectomy) This separate pr... [ Read More ]

tympanoplasty w/mastoidectomy & mastoid obliteration

Hello, Our code correct system says cpt code 69644 & cpt code 69670 are bundled. Our doctor wants to bill both procedures. Does anyone know if these 2 codes can be billed together a... [ Read More ]

ent cpt codes

1. The workshop is correct. It sounds like you are trying to bill 95867 for intraoperative nerve monitoring, in which case the correct codes would be 95940-95941. If so, if you read the CPT guide... [ Read More ]

ent cpt codes

I have 2 questions 1- is it appropriate to bill 95867 for the primary surgeon ( i was told that this code should not be billed thru a workshop) and 2nd- is cpt code 69670(mastoid obliteration) in... [ 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 ]

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