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AAPC Exam CPC Topic 3 Question 15 Discussion

Actual exam question for AAPC's CPC exam
Question #: 15
Topic #: 3
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A patient has chronic cholesteatoma in the right middle ear. The otolaryngologist performed a tympanoplasty with a radical mastoidectomy, removing the middle ear cholesteatom

a. Grafting technique was used to repair the eardrum without ossicular chain reconstruction.

What CPT code is reported for this surgery?

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Suggested Answer: B

by Elly at Dec 21, 2023, 02:40 AM

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Virgina
1 days ago
I agree, because the grafting technique was used without ossicular chain reconstruction.
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Dean
3 days ago
I think the correct CPT code is 69642.
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Bo
4 days ago
I'm not sure, but I think 69642 includes the tympanoplasty with radical mastoidectomy.
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Magda
6 days ago
I agree with you, 69642 seems to be the most appropriate code for this procedure.
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Tamar
9 days ago
I think the correct answer is A) 69645. The question clearly states that a tympanoplasty with a radical mastoidectomy was performed, and the eardrum was repaired without ossicular chain reconstruction.
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Ming
14 days ago
I think the correct CPT code is 69642.
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