Select the appropriate procedure code based on the approach & device:

0990 - External Ear, Right

  • Open Approach

    Cutting through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to expose the site of the procedure

    • Drainage Device
      • 099000Z - Drainage of Right External Ear with Drain Dev, Open Approach
    • No Device
      • 09900ZX - Drainage of Right External Ear, Open Approach, Diagnostic
      • 09900ZZ - Drainage of Right External Ear, Open Approach

  • Percutaneous Approach

    Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach the site of the procedure

    • Drainage Device
      • 099030Z - Drainage of Right External Ear with Drain Dev, Perc Approach
    • No Device
      • 09903ZX - Drainage of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Approach, Diagn
      • 09903ZZ - Drainage of Right External Ear, Percutaneous Approach

  • Percutaneous Endoscopic Approach

    Entry, by puncture or minor incision, of instrumentation through the skin or mucous membrane and any other body layers necessary to reach and visualize the site of the procedure

    • Drainage Device
      • 099040Z - Drainage of R Ext Ear with Drain Dev, Perc Endo Approach
    • No Device
      • 09904ZX - Drainage of Right External Ear, Perc Endo Approach, Diagn
      • 09904ZZ - Drainage of Right External Ear, Perc Endo Approach

  • External Approach

    Procedures performed directly on the skin or mucous membrane and procedures performed indirectly by the application of external force through the skin or mucous membrane

    • Drainage Device
      • 0990X0Z - Drainage of R Ext Ear with Drain Dev, Extern Approach
    • No Device
      • 0990XZX - Drainage of Right External Ear, External Approach, Diagn
      • 0990XZZ - Drainage of Right External Ear, External Approach