tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2007 Issue 1

READER QUESTION ~ Check for Slit Lamp Use on Corneal FBR Claims

Question: A patient with a foreign body in her left eye presents to the ED for treatment. The ED physician performs foreign-body removal (FBR) from the cornea with a slit lamp after conducting a level-three evaluation and management service to check for further injury. How should I report this encounter?Connecticut Subscriber Answer: You-ll be able to report a pair of CPT codes in this instance -- one for the E/M and one for the FBR. On the claim:- report 65222 (Removal of foreign body, external eye; corneal, with slit lamp) for the FBR.- report 99283 (Emergency department...

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