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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2022 Issue Q3
Minor Procedures: Follow These Steps to FBR Success
Deciding if an FBR is complicated is … complicated.
People engaged in summertime activities seem to be magnets for foreign bodies, which is why patients reporting for foreign body removals (FBRs) could be more common in your ED this time of year.
But coding them isn’t as straightforward as you think.
That’s because there are three different possible ways to code and bill for an FBR, as the case study below shows. Follow along and see if you know the different ways to code FBR encounters.
The Case
A patient reports to your office with a splinter...
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