Unspecified hearing loss, left ear 1 H91.92 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H91.92 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H91.92 - other international versions of ICD-10 H91.92 may differ. More ...
Impacted cerumen, left ear 1 H61.22 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H61.22 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H61.22 - other international versions of ICD-10 H61.22 may differ.
H61. 20 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. How do you code ear wax removal?
Other specified disorders of ear, unspecified ear. H93.8X9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM H93.8X9 became effective on October 1, 2019.
ICD-10-CM Code for Impacted cerumen, right ear H61. 21.
Cerumen impaction is defined as an accumulation of cerumen that causes symptoms or prevents assessment of the ear canal, tympanic membrane, or audiovestibular system; complete obstruction is not required. 3.
380.4 Impacted cerumen - ICD-9-CM Vol. 1 Diagnostic Codes.
Group 1CodeDescription69209REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN USING IRRIGATION/LAVAGE, UNILATERAL69210REMOVAL IMPACTED CERUMEN REQUIRING INSTRUMENTATION, UNILATERALG0268REMOVAL OF IMPACTED CERUMEN (ONE OR BOTH EARS) BY PHYSICIAN ON SAME DATE OF SERVICE AS AUDIOLOGIC FUNCTION TESTING
The removal of impacted cerumen (69209, 69210, G0268) is only medically necessary when reported with a diagnosis of impacted cerumen (ICD-10 codes H61. 2–H61.
Cerumen impaction is one of the most common reasons patients seek medical care for ear-related problems. Although excessive cerumen is present in 10 percent of children and more than 30 percent of older and cognitively impaired patients, cerumen impaction is underdiagnosed and likely undertreated.
Like CPT 69210, (removal of impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral) 69209 requires that a physician or qualified healthcare professional make the decision to irrigate/lavage. However, unlike 69210, 69209 allows removal to be carried out by clinical staff.
Impacted cerumen removal is the extraction of hardened or accumulated cerumen (ear wax) from the external auditory canal by mechanical means, such as irrigation or debridement.
Code 69210 is defined as “removal impacted cerumen (separate procedure), one or both ears.” Use this same code only once to indicate that the procedure was performed, whether it involved removal of impacted cerumen from one or both ears.
You may not bill CPT code 69209 with CPT code 69210, “removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral,” for the same ear. However, CPT codes 69209 and 69210 can be billed for the same encounter if impacted cerumen is removed from one ear using instrumentation and from the other ear using lavage.
A: The coder would report CPT code 69210 (removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral) with modifier -50 (bilateral procedure) twice. Alternatively, the coder could report code 69210 twice with modifiers -LT (left side) and -RT (right side).
Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation69210, Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral.
Other specified disorders of ear, unspecified ear 1 H93.8X9 is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. 2 The 2021 edition of ICD-10-CM H93.8X9 became effective on October 1, 2020. 3 This is the American ICD-10-CM version of H93.8X9 - other international versions of ICD-10 H93.8X9 may differ.
The 2022 edition of ICD-10-CM H93.8X9 became effective on October 1, 2021.