Jul 15, 2024 · In order to report 69209 or 69210, you’ll need a diagnosis of impacted cerumen, as the CPT ® descriptor indicates. The ICD-10 codes that you’d report for impacted cerumen are: …

Feb 21, 2020 · Here is an AAPC article on removing cerumen (click me). Impaction includes at least one of the following: 1. Cerumen impairs the exam of clinically significant portions of the …

Feb 12, 2019 · Cerumen impairs the examination of clinically significant portions of the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, or middle ear condition; Extremely hard, dry, irritative …

Mar 1, 2016 · Cerumen is associated with foul odor, infection, or dermatitis; or Obstructive, copious cerumen cannot be removed without magnification and multiple instrumentations …

Mar 1, 2021 · The method for extracting the impacted cerumen determines whether you should bill either CPT® code 69209 or 69210. Reporting 69210. Report 69210 Removal impacted …

ICD-10-CM Code for Impacted cerumen, left ear H61.22 ICD-10 code H61.22 for Impacted cerumen, left ear is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Diseases of …

Jan 16, 2024 · If a cerumen impaction is removed bilaterally and billed to Medicare Part B as 69210-50 [Bilateral procedure], Medicare Part B will not pay the claim and consider the claim …

Oct 1, 1999 · Cerumen removal alone with the use of a scope (Sometimes a primary-care physician will remove cerumen simply by washing out the ear, but if the impacted cerumen …

May 30, 2012 · H61.23, Impacted cerumen, bilateral Documentation: Physicians typically make a diagnosis of impacted cerumen by examining the patient's ear canal and eardrum with an …

Mar 20, 2019 · H61.20 — Impacted cerumen, unspecified ear; H61.21 — Impacted cerumen, right ear; H61.22 — Impacted cerumen, left ear; H61.23 — Impacted cerumen, bilateral. However, …