Question

A 26 year-old female with a one-year history of a left tympanic membrane perforation has consented to have it repaired. a postauricular incision was made under general anesthesia. dissection was carried down to the temporalis fascia and a 3 x 3 cm segment of fascia was harvested and satisfactorily desiccated. the tympanic membrane was excised. using a high-speed drill, a canaloplasty was performed until the entire annulus could be seen. the ossicular chain was examined, it was found to be freely mobile. the previously harvested skin was trimmed and placed in the anterior canal angle with a slight overlapping over the temporalis fascia. packing is placed in the ear canal, external incisions are closed, and dressings are applied. what cpt® code is reported

Answer 1

The CPT code reported in the given case is 69631-LT.

The CPT or Current Procedural Terminology code arrangement is a medical code set sustained by the American Medical Association via the CPT Editorial Panel.

The CPT code set illustrates surgical, medical, and diagnostic services and is created to mediate uniform knowledge regarding procedures and medical services among the coders, physicians, an accreditation organization, patients, and payers for financial, administrative, and analytical reasons.

The following is the section of CPT codes category:

1. Evaluation and management: 99201-99499.

2. Anesthesia: 00100-01999; 99100-99140.

3. Surgery: 10021-69990.

4. Radiology: 70010-79999.

5. Pathology: 80047-89398.

6. Medicine: 90281-99199; 99500-99607.