Case Studies—Auditory Operative Report

Abstract from Documentation:

1. What types of documentation should be searched for when reading the operative report?

2. Time to Code:


a. Were other procedures performed, such as mastoidectomy, ossicular chain reconstruction, and so on? Note the entry for “without mastoidectomy.”

b. Index:
Tympanoplasty, without Mastoidectomy
Operating Microscope
Code(s):
69631-LT Tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy (including canal plasty, atticotomy, and/or middle ear surgery), initial or revision; without ossicular chain reconstruction
69990 Operating Microscope

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