DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2014 Issue 3 (March)

Getting Paid: Verify your payers’ policy on bilateral use of cerumen removal code

Now that Medicare has stated clearly that it will pay for only one unit of 69210 (Removal, impacted cerumen), regardless of whether one or two ears are treated, you’ll want to check with your other payers on this issue — particularly the ones that follow Medicare physician fee schedule policies.
 
 

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