Multiple Choice
A four-year-old girl presents to the provider's office complaining of severe right ear pain. Upon examination, impacted cerumen is present in both the right and left ears. The physician removes the impacted cerumen bilaterally using instrumentation. The coder identifies the following codes to describe this visit: 69210 Removal of impacted cerumen, unilateral 69209 Removal impacted cerumen using irrigation/lavage ,unilateral The coder should:
A) Report code 69210 only
B) Report code 69210 -50
C) Report code 69209 -50
D) Report code 69209 only
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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