tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2009 Issue 5

Know What Separates FBR From E/M or Lose $80 in Pay

Here's why -incision- with non-scalpel instrument could be an FBR. If you cannot spot simple or complicated foreign body removal (FBR) qualifiers,you could end up costing the ED more than $80 for a simple removal, or more than double that per complex episode. Galvanize your soft-tissue FBR coding skills with this expert advice.Follow CPT for FBR Definition Coding for soft-tissue FBRs seems simple enough: A patient reports to the ED with an FB, the physician removes it, and you choose an FBR CPT code.Not so fast: The above scenario might be an FBR, but it might...

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