HCPCS code G0268 — Removal of impacted wax md. Status: Active. Effective Jan 1, 2003. Source: CMS HCPCS Level II.

G0268

Active

Removal of impacted wax md

Removal of impacted cerumen (one or both ears) by physician on same date of service as audiologic function testing

Category: Procedures
Section: G-codes: Procedures / Professional Services
Effective: Jan 1, 2003
Code type: alphanumeric
OPPS Status: N — Items / services packaged into APC rates

MUE — Medically Unlikely Edits

Maximum units of G0268 Medicare will pay for one beneficiary on one date of service. Claims exceeding the MUE are denied or returned for review.

Service Type Max Units / Day
Outpatient Hospital 1
Practitioner Services 1

Source: CMS Medicare NCCI Medically Unlikely Edits

NCCI Edits

The following codes cannot be billed together with G0268 without appropriate documentation.

Column 2 Code Modifier
G0463 Modifier may bypass edit
G0471 Modifier may bypass edit

Source: CMS National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI)