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Emergency Department Coding:

Remove the Coding Confusion With Drainage and FBR Smarts

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 [...]
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