AMA CPT® Assistant - 2016 Issue 1 (January)
Removal of Impacted Cerumen (January 2016)
January 2016 pages 7-8 Removal of Impacted Cerumen In the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2016 code set, code 69209 was added to the Auditory System subsection to report the removal of impacted cerumen (earwax) using irrigation or lavage. Impacted cerumen was defined in CPT Assistant October 2013, page 14, as having any of the following: Visual considerations: Cerumen impairs exam of clinically significant portions of the external auditory canal, tympanic membrane, or middle ear condition. Qualitative considerations: Extremely hard, dry, irritative cerumen causing symptoms such as pain, itching, hearing loss, etc. Inflammatory considerations: Associated with foul odor, infection...
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