tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2010 Issue 11

Foreign body removal: 65205-65222: Eye that FBR claim for removal area

Corneal may also call for slit lamp use.A patient reports to the ED with a foreign body in his eye. The ED physician performs foreign body removal (FBR) and the coder chooses the appropriate CPT code for the services. Simple, right?Not so fast: There are several decisions you must make before deciding what type of eye FBR your physician performed, such as eye area and instrumentation. Then, there are several codes to choose from to pinpoint your FBR claim. Follow this expert advice on coding all ocular FBRs your ED physician is likely to encounter.Get to...

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