tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2013 Issue 7

Coding Strategies: Listen Carefully to These 4 Tips For Recouping Cerumen Removal Pay

Why you’ll get denied if you report 69210 more than once per episode. Patients often present to the ED with complaints of ear discomfort, a feeling of pressure and sometimes hearing loss. They may think they have an ear infection but upon examination, impact ear wax or cerumen is the actual cause of their complaints. Varying payer payment policy makes cerumen removals tricky to report. To prevent your appeals from falling on deaf ears, follow these four coding tips from Caral Edelberg, CPC, CPMA, CAC, CCS-P, CHC, President of Edelberg Compliance Associates in Baton Rouge LA 1. Assign...

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