CCI update: Be wary of modifier 59, cerumen removal, other coding pitfalls
Audiologists should exercise caution when reporting lower-level cerumen-removal code 69209, and physicians delivering pulmonary services should heed episode-of-care guidelines, instructs the 2017 update to the National Correct Coding Initiative’s (CCI) policy manual.
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