tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2002 Issue 2

Reader Question: Foreign Body Removal

Question: If our ED physicians remove several particles or foreign bodies from a penetrating wound, should we report the appropriate wound exploration code more than once? Or should the codes be reported only once per encounter?Florida Subscriber Answer: Practices should report the code only once per wound per anatomical site. CPT provides four wound exploration codes, and the removal of multiple foreign bodies is included in each code. However, if multiple wounds are explored and identified at separate anatomical sites, the appropriate code for each wound site may be used. If there were wounds in the back...

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