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Auditory System Procedures to be Included In Tympanostomy The following auditory system procedures are included in the performance of tympanostomy (Procedure  code 69436):

Code 69200 – Removal foreign body from external canal; without general anesthesia

Code 69205 – Removal foreign body from external auditory canal; with general anesthesia

Code 69210 – Removal impacted cerumen separate procedure; one or both ears

Code 69401 – Eustachian tube inflation, transnasal; without catheterization

Providers will receive payment for code 69436 only, even though the other four procedures may have been performed on the same recipient on the same date.

Conversely, a payment for code 69200 for a particular recipient on a particular date of service will result in denials of claims for codes 69205, 69210, 69401, and 69436.