AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2007 Issue 3; Ask the Editor
Bone Anchored Hearing Aid (BAHA)
A 12-year-old with bilateral microtia and bilateral conductive hearing loss presents for second staged bone anchored hearing aid (BAHA) and prosthetic ear post placement. The patient has already had previous staged placement of prosthetic and BAHA posts. ICD-9-CM code 20.95, Implantation of electromagnetic hearing device, seems to capture the first stage of this procedure. How should the second stage of this procedure be coded? ...
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Article Overview
This article explains a staged bone anchored hearing aid case involving prosthetic ear post placement and discusses how the procedure is categorized in ICD-9-CM. It is aimed at coding professionals who need to understand how BAHA-related ear surgery is represented in the classification system and how the article frames the procedure’s broader clinical context.
Why This Topic Matters
Staged implant procedures can create coding questions when different parts of the treatment occur at separate encounters. This article helps readers understand the article’s coding focus within ICD-9-CM and the general hearing-loss and ear-surgery context surrounding BAHA care.
What You Will Learn
- How the article frames a staged BAHA procedure within ICD-9-CM
- The general clinical context for bone anchored hearing aid surgery
- How BAHA-related ear operations are categorized at a high level in the article's discussion
- What aspect of staged prosthetic post placement the article focuses on
Who Should Read This
- Medical coders
- Coding auditors
- Health information management professionals
- ENT billing staff
Codes Discussed
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