Outpatient Coding Chapter 23

Using the CPT manual, code the following cases. Removal of impacted cerumen from both ears using wax curettes and suction. CPT Code: ____________________

Using the CPT manual, code the following cases. Location: Outpatient Hospital OPERATIVE REPORT PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Chronic otitis media with effusion POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Same PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Bilateral tympanostomies with placement of ventilation tubes PROCEDURE: After the patient was placed under general anesthetic, the right canal was cleared of wax and prepped with Betadine. A radial incision was made in the anterior-inferior quadrant and thick mucoid fluid was suctioned from behind this drum. A 0.39-mm ventilation tube was inserted. The left canal was then cleared of wax and prepped with Betadine. A radial incision was made in the anterior-inferior quadrant and thick mucoid fluid was suctioned from behind this drum. A 0.39-mm ventilation tube was inserted. The canal was then filled with Ciprodex on both sides and cotton in the external auditory meatus. The patient was awakened from her anesthetic and returned to the recovery room in stable condition. Prognosis immediate/remote is good. Blood loss is 0. CPT Code: ____________________

Removal of a superficial foreign body in the external left eye. CPT Code: ____________________

Cataract and lens replacement uses ____ different approaches.

Strabismus surgery:

Bilateral repair of blepharoptosis with frontalis muscle technique. CPT Code: ____________________

What is the covering of the sclera called?

Sclera lesion excision, left eye. CPT Code: ____________________

Surgical procedure codes 69000- 69979 have no specific guidelines designated to impact code assignment.

Otoplasty of the right ear, with size reduction. CPT Code: ____________________