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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2023 Issue Q3
Clip and Save: Check Out These Dx Codes for Eye FBRs
Some, but not all, diagnoses are acceptable for conjunctival and corneal FBRs.
When your ED physician performs a foreign body removal (FBR) from a patient’s eye, you’ll need to include spot-on ICD-10 coding to prove medical necessity for the procedure.
Check out this list of diagnosis codes that are commonly used on conjunctival/corneal FBR encounters. Some can be used on both pairs of FBR codes listed below, while others will only be used on one type of eye FBR: conjunctival or corneal.
Note: This is not a comprehensive list of diagnosis codes that are acceptable for eye...
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