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Who is Dr. Mankekar, Otologist & Neurotologist in Shreveport, LA?
Dr. Gauri Mankekar is an Otologist & Neurotologist, who primarily practices in Shreveport, LA. Dr. Mankekar is fluent in English, and is currently seeing new patients. Dr. Mankekar’s practice accepts Cigna, Medicare, UnitedHealthcare and other major insurance plans. To book an appointment or to confirm insurance options, please call Dr. Mankekar’s office.
What languages does Dr. Mankekar speak?
Dr. Mankekar and their clinical team can communicate with patients in the following languages:
English
What conditions does Dr. Mankekar treat?
As an Otologist & Neurotologist, Dr. Mankekar diagnoses, treats, and manages a wide range of conditions. This condition information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical conditions most commonly treated by Dr. Mankekar. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Hearing Loss
- Hearing Disorder and Deafness
- Nonsyndromic hearing loss
- Nerve Deafness
- Inner Ear Hearing Loss
- SNHL
- Permanent Hearing Loss
- Hearing Impairment
- Deafness
- Poor Hearing
ICD-10 Codes:
- H903: Sensorineural hearing loss, bilateral
- H9190: Unspecified hearing loss, unspecified ear
Also known as:
- Blocked Earwax
- Ear Disorder
- Impacted earwax
- Earwax impaction
- Excess earwax
ICD-10 Codes:
- H6123: Impacted cerumen, bilateral
Also known as:
- Other Post-Surgery Condition
- Postoperative State
- Recovery After Surgery
- Surgical Follow-up
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z98890: Other specified postprocedural states
Also known as:
- Perforated Eardrum in Left Ear
- Ear Disorder
- Ruptured Eardrum Left Ear
- Hole in Left Eardrum
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation Left Ear
ICD-10 Codes:
- H7292: Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, left ear
Also known as:
- Having a Cochlear Implant
- Cochlear Implants
- Bionic ear
- Cochlear device
- Auditory implant
ICD-10 Codes:
- Z9621: Cochlear implant status
Also known as:
- Perforated Eardrum
- Ear Disorder
- Ruptured eardrum
- Hole in eardrum
- Tympanic membrane tear
ICD-10 Codes:
- H7291: Unspecified perforation of tympanic membrane, right ear
What procedures does Dr. Mankekar perform?
As an Otologist & Neurotologist, Dr. Mankekar performs a variety of medical procedures. This procedure information is derived from anonymized insurance claims and highlights the medical procedures most commonly performed by Dr. Mankekar. It provides insight into the doctor’s areas of experience and expertise based on real-world patient encounters from the past two years, updated quarterly.
Also known as:
- Impacted Ear Wax Removal (One Ear)
- Cerumen Impaction Removal
- Ear Wax Extraction with Tools
- Professional Ear Cleaning
CPT Codes:
- 69210: Removal impacted cerumen requiring instrumentation, unilateral
Also known as:
- Eardrum Repair Surgery
- Eardrum Repair with Mastoid Surgery
- Ear Canal Reconstruction
- Eardrum Repair
- Eardrum Repair with Hearing Bone Reconstruction
- Removal of Growth from Outer Ear Canal
- Simple Mastoidectomy
- Tympanoplasty
- Middle Ear Repair
- Eardrum Reconstruction
- Tympanoplasty with Mastoidectomy
- Middle Ear and Mastoid Surgery
- Eardrum Repair without Ossicular Reconstruction
- Eardrum Reconstruction with Mastoidectomy
- Meatoplasty
- External Auditory Canal Repair
- Ear Canal Widening
- Perforated Eardrum Repair
- Myringoplasty
- Tympanoplasty with Ossicular Reconstruction
- Middle Ear Surgery
- PORP/TORP Placement
- Hearing Bone Repair
- External auditory canal lesion excision
- Ear canal tumor removal
- Soft tissue removal ear canal
- Transmastoid Antrotomy
- Mastoid Bone Surgery
- Ear Bone Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 69631: Tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, atticotomy and/or middle ear surgery), initial or revision; without ossicular chain reconstruction
- 69641: Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, middle ear surgery, tympanic membrane repair); without ossicular chain reconstruction
- 69643: Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, middle ear surgery, tympanic membrane repair); with intact or reconstructed wall, without ossicular chain reconstruction
- 69310: Reconstruction of external auditory canal (meatoplasty) (eg, for stenosis due to injury, infection) (separate procedure)
- 69610: Tympanic membrane repair, with or without site preparation of perforation for closure, with or without patch
- 69633: Tympanoplasty without mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, atticotomy and/or middle ear surgery), initial or revision; with ossicular chain reconstruction and synthetic prosthesis (eg, partial ossicular replacement prosthesis [PORP], total ossicular replacement prosthesis [TORP])
- 69145: Excision soft tissue lesion, external auditory canal
- 69501: Transmastoid antrotomy (simple mastoidectomy)
Also known as:
- Mastoid Cavity Cleaning
- Complex Cleaning of Mastoid Cavity
- Mastoidectomy Debridement
- Ear Canal Cleaning (Post-Surgery)
- Mastoid Cleaning
- Mastoid Debridement
- Mastoidectomy Site Care
CPT Codes:
- 69220: Debridement, mastoidectomy cavity, simple (eg, routine cleaning)
- 69222: Debridement, mastoidectomy cavity, complex (eg, with anesthesia or more than routine cleaning)
Also known as:
- Cochlear Implant Surgery
- Bone-Anchored Hearing Aid Implant
- Cochlear Implants
- Cochlear Device Implantation
- Hearing Implant Procedure
- Inner Ear Implant
- Osseointegrated hearing implant
- BAHA implant
- Skull hearing device
CPT Codes:
- 69930: Cochlear device implantation, with or without mastoidectomy
- 69714: Implantation, osseointegrated implant, skull; with percutaneous attachment to external speech processor
Also known as:
- Ear Tube Insertion (General Anesthesia)
- Anesthesia
- Tympanostomy with Tubes
- Myringotomy with Tube Placement
- Ventilating Tube Insertion (Ear)
CPT Codes:
- 69436: Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), general anesthesia
Also known as:
- Foreign Body Removal from Ear Canal (Without General Anesthesia)
- Ear Abscess or Hematoma Drainage
- Ear Canal Foreign Object Removal
- Remove Object from Ear
- Earwax Removal
- Simple Ear Drainage
- External Ear Abscess Incision
- Ear Hematoma Treatment
CPT Codes:
- 69200: Removal foreign body from external auditory canal; without general anesthesia
- 69000: Drainage external ear, abscess or hematoma; simple
Also known as:
- Ear Tube Insertion (Local Anesthesia)
- Anesthesia
- Myringotomy with Tubes
- Tympanostomy with Ventilating Tube
- Ear Drum Incision with Tube Placement
- Grommet Insertion (Local Anesthesia)
CPT Codes:
- 69433: Tympanostomy (requiring insertion of ventilating tube), local or topical anesthesia
Also known as:
- Ear Drum Repair with Mastoid Bone Removal
- Tympanoplasty with Mastoidectomy
- Middle Ear Reconstruction
- Radical Mastoidectomy
- Ear Drum and Bone Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 69645: Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, middle ear surgery, tympanic membrane repair); radical or complete, without ossicular chain reconstruction
Also known as:
- Revision Mastoidectomy (Modified Radical)
- Modified Radical Mastoidectomy
- Mastoid Bone Revision Surgery
- Ear Bone Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 69602: Revision mastoidectomy; resulting in modified radical mastoidectomy
Also known as:
- Inner Ear Drug Infusion
- Labyrinthotomy with Drug Perfusion', 'Transcanal Inner Ear Treatment', 'Meniere's Disease Treatment
CPT Codes:
- 69801: Labyrinthotomy, with perfusion of vestibuloactive drug(s), transcanal
Also known as:
- Ear Tube Removal (Under Anesthesia)
- Anesthesia
- Myringotomy Tube Removal
- Grommet Removal
- Ventilation Tube Extraction
CPT Codes:
- 69424: Ventilating tube removal requiring general anesthesia
Also known as:
- Eardrum and Mastoid Bone Repair with Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Tympanomastoidectomy
- Middle Ear Reconstruction
- Canal Wall Tympanoplasty
CPT Codes:
- 69644: Tympanoplasty with mastoidectomy (including canalplasty, middle ear surgery, tympanic membrane repair); with intact or reconstructed canal wall, with ossicular chain reconstruction
Also known as:
- Eardrum Repair (Myringoplasty)
- Repair of Eardrum
- Tympanic Membrane Repair
- Drumhead Surgery
CPT Codes:
- 69620: Myringoplasty (surgery confined to drumhead and donor area)
Also known as:
- Ear Foreign Body Removal (with General Anesthesia)
- Anesthesia
- Foreign Object Removal from Ear
- Ear Canal Cleaning under Anesthesia
- General Anesthesia for Ear Procedure
CPT Codes:
- 69205: Removal foreign body from external auditory canal; with general anesthesia
Also known as:
- Ear Drum Incision with Fluid Drainage or Eustachian Tube Inflation
- Myringotomy
- Ear Drum Puncture
- Eustachian Tube Inflation
- Ear Fluid Drainage
CPT Codes:
- 69420: Myringotomy including aspiration and/or eustachian tube inflation
Also known as:
- Tympanometry
- Comprehensive Hearing and Speech Test
- Hearing Test for Implanted Device
- Electrocochleography (ECochG)
- Auditory Evoked Potentials (Hearing Threshold)
- Hearing Tests for Adults
- Hearing Tests for Children
- Impedance Audiometry
- Middle Ear Test
- Ear Pressure Test
- Full Audiometry Test
- Speech Recognition Test
- Hearing Threshold Evaluation
- Cochlear Implant Evaluation
- Auditory Implant Assessment
- Post-Implant Hearing Test
- ECochG', 'Inner Ear Electrical Test', 'Meniere's Disease Test
- Hearing Nerve Test
- AEP Hearing Test
- Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response (BAER)
- Hearing Threshold Estimation
CPT Codes:
- 92567: Tympanometry (impedance testing)
- 92557: Comprehensive audiometry threshold evaluation and speech recognition (92553 and 92556 combined)
- 92626: Evaluation of auditory function for surgically implanted device(s) candidacy or postoperative status of a surgically implanted device(s); first hour
- 92584: Electrocochleography
- 92652: Auditory evoked potentials; for threshold estimation at multiple frequencies, with interpretation and report
Also known as:
- Binocular Microscopy Exam
- Microscopic Examination
- Stereomicroscopy
- Diagnostic Microscopy
CPT Codes:
- 92504: Binocular microscopy (separate diagnostic procedure)
Also known as:
- Pulse Oximetry
- Oxygen Saturation Test
- Oximeter Reading
- Blood Oxygen Level Test
CPT Codes:
- 94760: Noninvasive ear or pulse oximetry for oxygen saturation; single determination
Also known as:
- Cochlear Implant Reprogramming
- Cochlear Implants
- Cochlear Implant Adjustment
- Hearing Implant Reprogramming
- Cochlear Device Tuning
CPT Codes:
- 92604: Diagnostic analysis of cochlear implant, age 7 years or older; subsequent reprogramming
Also known as:
- Ear, Nose, and Throat Exam Under Anesthesia
- Anesthesia
- ENT exam with anesthesia
- Laryngoscopy under anesthesia
- Otoscopy under anesthesia
- Throat exam under sedation
CPT Codes:
- 92502: Otolaryngologic examination under general anesthesia
Also known as:
- Ear Cartilage Graft to Nose or Ear
- Autogenous ear cartilage graft
- Nose cartilage reconstruction
- Ear reconstruction with own cartilage
- Cartilage transplant for nose/ear
CPT Codes:
- 21235: Graft; ear cartilage, autogenous, to nose or ear (includes obtaining graft)
Also known as:
- Flexible Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Voice Box Exam
- Flexible Laryngoscope
- Throat Scope
- Diagnostic Throat Exam
CPT Codes:
- 31575: Laryngoscopy, flexible; diagnostic
Also known as:
- Diagnostic Nasal Endoscopy
- Endoscopy
- Nose Scope
- Rhinoscope
- Nasal Examination with Scope
CPT Codes:
- 31231: Nasal endoscopy, diagnostic, unilateral or bilateral (separate procedure)
Also known as:
- Autologous Soft Tissue Graft
- Fat Grafting
- Dermal Graft
- Fascia Graft
- Tissue Transfer
CPT Codes:
- 15769: Grafting of autologous soft tissue, other, harvested by direct excision (eg, fat, dermis, fascia)
Also known as:
- Injection for Skin Lesions (Up to 7)
- Intralesional Injection
- Lesion Injection Therapy
- Steroid Injection for Skin Bumps
CPT Codes:
- 11900: Injection, intralesional; up to and including 7 lesions
Does Dr. Mankekar accept my insurance?
Dr. Mankekar accepts most major insurance plans. Important: Please call our office at before your appointment to verify that your specific plan and network are accepted.
What insurance plans does Dr. Mankekar accept in Shreveport, LA?
Dr. Mankekar in Shreveport, LA accepts plans from many carriers. While this list is updated regularly, it is not a guarantee of coverage.
Top Insurances
BCBS Unspecified
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Louisiana
Centene
CVS Health (formerly Aetna)
Elevance Health Inc. (formerly Anthem)
Medicare
SSM Health Care
State of Louisiana
State of Tennessee
UnitedHealthcare
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Where is Dr. Mankekar's office located?
What is Dr. Mankekar's NPI number?An National Provider Identifier (NPI) is a unique ID number that identifies doctors and healthcare providers nationwide.
Dr. Mankekar's National Provider Identifier (NPI) number is 1881114916.
What common questions do patients ask about Dr. Mankekar?
Here are answers to patients Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s) about Dr. Mankekar
What is Dr. Gauri Mankekar's specialty?
Dr. Mankekar is a Otologist & Neurotologist near Shreveport, LA. An otolaryngologist specializing in otology and neurotology treats diseases of the ear and temporal bone, including hearing and balance disorders. Their advanced training focuses on the study of embryology, anatomy, physiology, and the underlying causes of ear-related conditions. Contact Dr. Mankekar to book an appointment today.
Is this Dr. Gauri Mankekar affiliated with a ranked Castle Connolly Top Hospital?
Yes, Dr. Mankekar is affiliated with Ochsner LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center, Ochsner LSU Health - Monroe Medical Center, CHRISTUS Highland Medical Center, CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System which are a Castle Connolly Top Hospitals. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals are healthcare institutions recognized for their excellence in specific medical procedures and overall patient care. They are identified through a rigorous peer nomination process, evaluating factors like patient outcomes, quality of care, and expertise. The list recognizes hospitals that excel in 20 or more specific medical procedures, representing the top 25% nationwide. Castle Connolly Top Hospitals
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Is Gauri Mankekar accepting new patients in Shreveport, LA?
Yes, Dr. Gauri Mankekar is accepting new patients at this time.
Does Dr. Gauri Mankekar offer online booking?
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