AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 1 (January)

Surgery: Auditory System (Q&A) (January 2019)

January 2019 page 14c Surgery: Auditory System Question: The surgeon implanted a bone-conduction hearing system whereby sound vibrations are transferred by magnetic coupling from the external processor to the bone implant to the cochlea (inner ear). How should this be reported? Answer: Report code 69799, Unlisted procedure, middle ear. The work of placing an osseointegrated bone-conduction hearing system that uses magnetic connection and coupling is substantially different from the work of placing a percutaneous system. Although the service performed by the surgeon involves the placement of a screw into the skull, it does not involve the creation of a percutaneous...

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