tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2022 Issue Q4

From E/M to Procedure: Depth, Instrumentation Separate Cerumen Removal Codes

Do you know how the provider typically diagnoses impacted cerumen? When a patient reports to the ED with cerumen, one of three things is likely to happen to treat the condition. Like almost all ED presentations, there will be an evaluation and management (E/M) service. Depending on the E/M results, there could be more CPT® coding — or that could be the end of it. Check out this rundown of how you’ll code most of the ED presentations for cerumen removal. E/M First … and Maybe Last When the patient reports, your provider will automatically perform an ED...

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