tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 6

Reader Question: Eye Burn Treatment Doesn't Have to Be Painful

Question: A patient reported to the emergency department with a burn to his left eyelid after an accident with a gas grill during a church picnic. Documentation only supports a level-two evaluation and management service, but I've never reported eye burn treatment before. Which E/M code should I report for this visit?Montana Subscriber  Answer: Report 99282 (Emergency department visit for the evaluation and management of a patient, which requires these three key components: an expanded problem-focused history; an expanded problem focused examination; and medical decision making of low complexity) for the eye burn treatment.Unfortunately, your doctor's...

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