Case Studies—Auditory Operative Report

Abstract from Documentation:

1. What is a stapedectomy?

2. Time to Code:


1. Surgeon removes a portion of bone and places prosthesis to transmit the sound.

2. Index:
Stapes, Excision, with Footplate Drill Out
Code(s):
69661-LT Stapedectomy or stapedotomy with reestablishment of ossicular continuity, with or without
use of foreign material; with footplate drill out

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