tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 10

Reader Question: Include Anesthesia in Multiple Abscess Drainage

Question: Our ED physician documented two incision and drainage procedures on the patient's right axilla area with field block. What is field block, and should I include it in the incision and drainage code?       Illinois Subscriber Answer: "Field block" refers to localized anesthesia - the "field" is the affected area. In most cases, you'd need to decide whether the repairs were simple or complicated, but because you're considering multiple procedures, you're freed from that distinction. Regardless of the degree of difficulty, report code 10061 (Incision and drainage of abscess; complicated or multiple)...

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