AMA CPT® Assistant - 2006 Issue 9 (September)

Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services (September 2006)

September 2006 page 13 Coding Communication:Special Otorhinolaryngologic Services The following coding communication is provided in response to a previously published question and AMA comment that appeared in the November 2004 CPT Assistant (page 10) that addressed codes 92543 and 92700 with respect to air and water calorics. Question Can my client report code 92543 if he uses air instead of water, or is there another more appropriate code to use? AMA Comment Code 92543, Caloric vestibular test, each irrigation (binaural, bithermal stimulation constitutes four tests), with recording, specifically describes irrigation (ie, use of water). Therefore, it would not be...

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