AMA CPT® Assistant - 2013 Issue 4 (April)

Surgery: Auditory System (Q&A) (April 2013)

April 2013 page 10c Surgery: Auditory System Question: Would it be appropriate to report code 69205, Removal foreign body from external auditory canal; with general anesthesia, for the removal of an earring when it is embedded in the pinna of the right ear? Answer: No. It would not be appropriate to report code 69205 when an earring is embedded in the pinna of the right ear because code 69205 is specific for the external auditory canal. However, it would be appropriate to report code 10120, Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple, for the removal of the...

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