tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2006 Issue 7

Check Notes for Incision on Soft-Tissue FBR

If the removal does not meet procedure-code standards, report an E/M Emergency department physicians are often called on to perform soft-tissue foreign-body removal (FBR) procedures -- especially in the summer months, when the warm weather results in more outdoor work and play.  Reporting soft-tissue FBRs involves more than one code choice, so knowing exactly what constitutes an FBR -- and what doesn't -- is key if you want to file an accurate claim.  Confusion often arises when coders look at the notes and start asking themselves, -What constitutes a [foreign-body] removal?- says Linda Martien, CPC...

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