CPT/HCPCS Section
Surgery: Auditory System
86 procedure codes with Medicare Physician Fee Schedule payment data. Click a code for Facility vs Non-Facility rates, allowed amounts and utilization.
69000Simple drainage of abscess or blood accumulation of external ear$101→69005Complicated drainage of external ear abscess or blood accumulation$138→69020Drainage of abscess of ear canal$139→69100Biopsy of ear$35→69105Biopsy of ear canal$76→69110Partial removal of external ear with simple repair$297→69120Removal of entire ear$221→69140Removal of bony growths of ear canal$831→69145Removal of growth in soft tissue of ear canal$347→69150Removal of growth of ear canal$756→69155Removal of growth of ear canal with neck dissection$907→69200Removal of foreign body in ear canal$43→69205Removal of foreign body in ear canal under anesthesia$113→69209Removal of impacted ear wax by washing$11→69210Removal of impacted ear wax$24→69220Simple removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity$45→69222Complex removal of skin debris and drainage of mastoid cavity$133→69300Repair of protruding ear$391→69310Reconstruction of ear canal$910→69320Creation of ear canal$1381→69399Other procedure on external ear$64→69420Incision, aspiration, and/or inflation of eardrum$118→69421Incision, aspiration, and inflation of eardrum under anesthesia$178→69424Removal of implanted eardrum tube under anesthesia$66→69433Incision of eardrum with insertion of eardrum tube under local or topical anesthesia$130→69436Incision of eardrum with placement of eardrum tube under general anesthesia$176→69440Exploration of middle ear$553→69450Incision of ear canal with release of scar tissue$363→69501Incision of mastoid bone$554→69502Removal of middle ear (mastoid) bone$673→69505Removal of middle ear bone and removal of growth of middle ear$1059→69511Extensive removal of mastoid bone$1012→69530Extensive removal of bones around inner ear and mastoid bone$1269→69535Removal of skull bone surrounding ear$2034→69540Removal of polyp of outer ear$121→69550Removal of growth of outer ear through ear canal$924→69552Removal of growth of outer ear through mastoid bone$1308→69601Revision of operation of middle ear bones and removal of remaining bones$942→69602Revision of previous mastoid bone surgery$962→69603Extensive revision of previous mastoid bone surgery$1165→69610Repair of eardrum$245→69620Repair of defect or tear of eardrum$530→69631Repair of eardrum and ear canal with opening to ear bones$859→69632Repair of eardrum, ear canal, and bones$1172→69633Repair of eardrum, ear canal, and bones with insertion of prosthesis$956→69635Repair of eardrum and ear canal with incision of middle ear bone$1200→69636Repair of eardrum, ear canal, and bones with incision of middle ear bone$1260→69637Repair of eardrum, ear canal, and bones with placement of implant and opening of middle ear$1228→69641Complex repair of eardrum and ear canal with removal of mastoid bone$1104→69642Repair of eardrum, ear canal, and bones with removal of middle ear bone$1328→69643Repair of eardrum and ear canal with removal of middle ear bone$1019→69644Repair of eardrum, ear canal, and bones with removal of mastoid bone, with intact canal wall$1273→69645Extensive repair of eardrum and ear canal with removal of middle ear bone$1161→69646Extensive repair and reconstruction of eardrum and ear canal with removal of middle ear bone$1274→69650Release of ear bone$476→69660Incision or removal of middle ear bone$861→69661Incision or removal of ear bone with drilling$1368→69662Revision of operation of ear bone$1157→69666Repair of opening of middle to inner ear$359→69667Repair of opening to cochlea$397→69670Creation of flap to close mastoid cavity$449→69700Closure of drainage tract of middle ear$408→69705Dilation of canal between middle ear and throat (eustachian tube) on one side of body, using endoscope inserted through nose$1435→69706Dilation of canal between middle ear and throat (eustachian tube) on both sides of body, using endoscope inserted through nose$1465→69711Removal or repair of hearing device in skull bone surrounding ear$660→69714Implantation of cochlear stimulating system into skull with attachment through skin to external speech processor$820→69716Implantation of cochlear stimulating system into mastoid bone of skull with magnetic attachment to external speech processor$863→69717Replacement of cochlear stimulating system in skull with attachment through skin to external speech processor$1103→69719Replacement of cochlear stimulating system into mastoid bone of skull with magnetic attachment to external speech processor$1078→69720Release of face nerve through side$718→69725Release of face nerve through bone surrounding ear$1181→69726Removal of entire cochlear stimulating system from skull with attachment through skin to external speech processor$401→69727Removal of entire cochlear stimulating system from mastoid bone of skull with magnetic attachment to external speech processor$478→69729Implantation of cochlear stimulating system outside mastoid bone of skull with magnetic attachment to external speech processor$490→69799Other procedure on middle ear$235→69801Incision of fluid canal of inner ear with infusion of drugs$132→69805Operation of inner ear$890→69806Operation of inner ear with insertion of shunt$869→69905Removal of inner ear canal$748→69910Removal of inner ear canal and mastoid bone$778→69930Insertion of cochlear device$2366→69949Other procedure on inner ear$629→69960Release of ear canal$1219→69970Removal of growth from skull bone surrounding ear$1403→69979Other procedure on skull bone surrounding ear$915→69990Use of operating microscope$140→