HCPro, JustCoding Outpatient - 2016 Issue 9 (March)
Q&A: Does instrumentation matter for foreign body removal?
March 1st, 2016
Q: When a foreign body is removed from the eye, does it matter what instrumentation is used to remove it? We recently had two cases in which the ED physician stated that the foreign body was easily removed with a cotton swab. She is questioning whether we should charge (facility and professional) for this type of removal or whether it should just be considered when determining the E/M level.
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