tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 1999 Issue 9

Reader Question: Using Wound Exploration Codes

Question: Is it appropriate to code for removal of multiple foreign bodies in a penetrating wound by reporting CPT codes from the Wound Exploration (20100 or 20103) category multiple times in the same area? Or should the codes only be reported once?Anonymous IL SubscriberAnswer: The removal of multiple foreign bodies would be included in the exploration code, unless multiple wounds were explored and could be identified in separate anatomical sites as described by the four wound exploration codes. The August 1996 CPT Assistant and the guidelines for use of the wound exploration codes in the wound exploration section...

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