Otolaryngology Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Note Differences, Similarities Between Myringoplasty, Tympanoplasty
Published on Fri Apr 12, 2019
Question: What鈥檚 the difference between a tympanoplasty and a myringoplasty? I was under the impression they were interchangeable terms. Vermont Subscriber Answer: That鈥檚 not exactly accurate. When the physician performs surgery to repair the tympanic membrane, but leaves the ossicular chain in-tact, you鈥檝e got what鈥檚 known as a type I tympanoplasty. This procedure is also known as a myringoplasty. When the surgery extends to the ossicular chain and involves other associated middle ear (ME) disease, you are working exclusively under the title of tympanoplasty.
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