tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2011 Issue 4

Procedure coding: Mark Revenue-Boosting Cerumen Removal-E/M Encounters, Double Your Money

E/M-25 practically a given on earwax removal encounters.If you're keen to the guidelines governing cerumen removal claims, you'll be a boon to your practice's bottom line.In the ED setting, a separate E/M service is almost a given when the physician provides a 69210 (Removal impacted cerumen [separate procedure], 1 or both ears) service. That means you could miss out on money if youlet opportunities to code cerumen removal slip past you.Caveat: If your physician removes a patient's earwax, you cannot just tab 69210 automatically, confirms Eli Berg, MD, FACEP, CEO of MRSI, an ED coding and...

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