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AMA CPT® Assistant - 2021 Issue 4 (April)
Nasopharyngoscopy With Dilation of Eustachian Tube (April 2021)
April 2021 page 12
Nasopharyngoscopy With Dilation of Eustachian Tube
For the Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) 2021 code set, two new Category I codes (69705, 69706) were added to the Middle Ear subsection of the Auditory System section. This article provides an overview of these new codes.
Middle Ear
Other Procedures
69705Nasopharyngoscopy, surgical, with dilation of eustachian tube (ie, balloon dilation); unilateral
69706bilateral
(Do not report 69705, 69706 in conjunction with 31231, 92511)
Prior to 2021, there was no specific CPT code to report surgical nasopharyngoscopy with dilation of the eustachian tube (ie, balloon dilation). This procedure was...
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