Reporting Transcutaneous Passive Implant Temporal-Bone Procedures (November 2021)

Why This Topic Matters

These changes affect how procedures involving osseointegrated hearing implants are reported in CPT 2022. Correct awareness of the updated code structure and related guidance helps support consistent reporting and reduces confusion when these devices are implanted, revised, replaced, or removed.

Article Sections

1. Middle Ear

   Introduces the broader anatomic and procedural context for the article. It frames the discussion around osseointegrated implant services and related reporting considerations.

2. Osseointegrated Implants

   Summarizes the code family and the general category of hearing-related implant procedures addressed in the article. It also notes surrounding procedure groups and cross-reference context.

3. Other Procedures

   Lists additional nearby procedures and cross-referencing information within the same CPT neighborhood. This section helps place the revised implant codes in context.

4. Clinical Example (69714) / Description of Procedure (69714)

   Provides a representative case and procedural narrative associated with one revised implant-reporting scenario. It illustrates the type of service discussed without serving as a full coding substitute.

5. Clinical Example (69716) / Description of Procedure (69716)

   Provides a representative case and procedural narrative associated with one transcutaneous implant-reporting scenario. It shows the general clinical setting addressed by the article.

6. Clinical Example (69717) / Description of Procedure (69717)

   Provides a representative case and procedural narrative associated with a revision or replacement scenario. It helps readers understand the article’s discussion of updated implant code categories.

7. Clinical Example (69719) / Description of Procedure (69719)

   Provides a representative case and procedural narrative associated with another transcutaneous implant-reporting scenario. It supports understanding of the revised CPT code family.

8. Clinical Example (69726) / Description of Procedure (69726)

   Provides a representative case and procedural narrative associated with implant removal. It is included as part of the article’s overview of the updated reporting structure.

9. Clinical Example (69727) / Description of Procedure (69727)

   Provides a representative case and procedural narrative associated with removal of a transcutaneous implant system. It completes the article’s review of the new and revised code set.