Exam 13: Diseases of the Ear and Mastoid Process

The incus is part of the middle ear and is shaped like a hammer.

The provider records the following in the patient record: "Recurrent acute serous otitis media of the right ear." This would be reported with code _____.

Samantha is being seen because at approximately 10 a.m. today she experienced a sudden hearing loss in her right ear. Examination of the ear is negative for any foreign objects; however, she is not hearing out of that ear. She is being sent for an ENT consultation. Assessment: sudden idiopathic hearing loss. The code(s) for this care is (are) ______.

Tommy Jones is being seen today due to tinnitus of the right ear and otalgia of both ears. The code(s) for this case is (are) _____.

When coding the phrase "subperiosteal abscess of the right ear mastoid," the term to reference in the index is _________________________.

Auditory testing reveals transient ischemic deafness in both ears. The code(s) for this case is (are) _________________________.

Office Note: "Upon otoscopic examination it is seen that this patient has a polyp in the right middle ear and two polyps in the left middle ear." The code(s) for this case is (are) _________________________.

When coding the phrase "acquired stenosis of right external ear canal secondary to trauma," the main term to reference in the index is _____.

Office Note: "This patient is returning to the office today to discuss neurological testing results. The test results show a disorder of the 8th cranial nerve. I am referring the patient to the Auditory Neurology Clinic at University Hospital." The code(s) for this case is (are) _________________________.

Chronic allergic otitis media, left ear is reported with code _____.

Harry reports to the office today with bleeding from the left ear. Upon visual examination there is hemorrhagic otitis externa present. The code(s) for this case is (are) _________________________.

The auricle and cilia are part of the _____.

The _____ is a small bone of the ear that is shaped like a stirrup.

Hemorrhagic otitis externa of the left ear is reported with code _____.

Acute suppurative otitis media with spontaneous rupture of eardrum, recurrent, is reported with code _____.