CPT^® 69660, Under Repair Procedures on the Middle Ear

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 69660 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 removes the stapes bone of the middle ear, or stapedectomy, or creates an opening in the bone, or stapedotomy. This procedure reestablishes ossicular continuity, increases mobility of the stapes and improves hearing.

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Tympnaoplasty with ossicular chain reconstuction with cartilage membrane graft with stapedectomy

Post op dx: left conductive hearing loss with otosclerosis Procedure performed: 1. Left tympanoplasty 2. Ossicular chain reconstruction 3. Stapedectomy A posterior tympanomeatal incision was made us... [ Read More ]

Laser stapedectomy

69660 would apply to both a traditional stapedectomy and a laser stapedectomy.... [ Read More ]

Laser stapedectomy

I am looking for any information on the procedure code for a laser stapedectomy. Is reporting code 69660 for a stapedectomy or a laser stapedectomy correct or is there a different code for each?... [ Read More ]

stapedectomy

Hello all op note: Tympanal flap was elevated. A minimal amount of skin was removed. The ossicular chain was mobile. The footplate was fixed. The round wound was opened. The chorda was preserved. Th... [ Read More ]

Stapedectomy

69660 appears to be the correct code. Since the graft was harvested from the same ear I do not believe you would code that separately.... [ Read More ]

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first for me and making sure I'm not missing anything...looking at 69660 and 20926....THANKS!!! Jamie op note: Tympanal flap was elevated. A minimal amount of skin was removed. The ossicular chain... [ Read More ]

Partial ossicular replacement prosthesis, without tympanoplasy

How would y'all code this? I am stuck on 69633, booked with 69660.... ANESTHESIA: General PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES: Ossicular chain discontinuity; erosion of the lenticular process of the incus... [ Read More ]

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