tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2007 Issue 3

READER QUESTION ~ Don't Report a Separate Code for Ear Wick Insert

Question: One of our physicians inserted an ear wick saturated with an antibiotic into a patient's ear to reach an infection in the right inner ear. How should I report the procedure?Oklahoma Subscriber Answer: When your physician has to insert and/or remove an ear wick, there is no code to represent the specific procedure; the ear wick insertion is bundled into whatever code you are reporting for the encounter. When the physician performs only the insertion but no other procedure, then the payer considers the ear wick insertion part of the evaluation and management service. Suppose the procedure...

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