Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing
Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes)
G0268 is a valid 2024 HCPCS code for Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing or just “Removal of impacted wax md” for short, used in Surgery.
HCPCS Level II Code Procedures/Professional Services (Temporary Codes) |
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HCPCS Code | G0268 |
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Description |
Long description:
Short description: |
HCPCS Modifier1 | |
HCPCS Pricing indicator |
11 - Price established using national RVU's
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Multiple pricing indicator |
A - Not applicable as HCPCS priced under one methodology
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Coverage code | C - Carrier judgment |
BETOS2 code | P6C - Minor procedures - other (Medicare fee schedule) |
HCPCS Action code | N - No maintenance for this code |
Type of service | 2 - Surgery |
Effective date | Effective Jan 01, 2003 |
Date added | Added Jan 01, 2003 |
HCPCS Coding Procedures |
In HCPCS Level II, modifiers are composed of two alpha or alphanumeric characters.
Example: E0260-NU - Hospital bed, semi-electric (head and foot adjustment), with any type side rails, with mattress
“NU” identifies the hospital bed as new equipment
1 Two-digit numeric codes are Level I code modifiers copyrighted© by the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT).
2 BETOS stands for “Berenson-Eggers Type Of Service”