tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2007 Issue 7

Check for Incision Before Reporting Soft-Tissue FBR

Eye, soft-tissue FBRs have different code sets With those carefree summer days fast approaching, careful ED coders should be brushing up on the basics of foreign-body removal (FBR) coding. As sure as firecrackers on Independence Day, more patients show up to the ED for FBRs in the summer months.There are several code groups to represent FBRs, depending on the situation. Your FBR code choice will hinge on where the FB is located and what steps your physician takes to remove it. Check out this expert review of some of the more common FBR scenarios in the ED. Corneal...

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