When can CPT code 69990 be reported? - AMA CPT ® Knowledge Base

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With the deletion of the 20 modifier from CPT 1999, how is use of the (2006)
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Is it ever appropriate to report code 69990 more than once during the same operative (2008)
How many times should code 69990 be reported per operative session? (2017)
If my otolaryngologist uses an operating microscope while performing any surgical procedure in the auditory (2006)
Can visualization with magnifying loupes or corrected vision be reported with code 69990? (2017)
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If a neurosurgeron and an ENT perform a -cosurgery and they both use the operating (2012)
When reporting procedure code 61700, Surgery of simple intracranial aneurysm, intracranial approach; carotid circulation, can (2006)

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