Emergency Department Coding:
Remove the Coding Confusion With Drainage and FBR Smarts
Published on Mon Aug 31, 2026
Do you know what makes a foreign body removal procedure simple versus complicated? If documentation includes phrases such as “removal” or “drained,” coders should consider applying the appropriate CPT® code for foreign body removal (FBR) and drainage procedures. But how do you distinguish between a simple or complicated FBR, and what if the physician performs a separately codeable service during [...]