DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2019 Issue 7 (July)

Pivot to E/M codes when ear-wax removal fails to get the job done

Question: I have a common scenario that I encounter that I don’t know how to report. If my provider performs a technique to irrigate impacted cerumen in the clinic, but the removal of ear wax is not actually achieved, can I still report CPT code 69209 (Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage, unilateral)?

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