tci General Surgery Coding Alert - 2002 Issue 5

Intent,Depth Determine Code for Removal of Foreign Body

Although any object or substance that is not part of the human anatomy can be considered a foreign body, this does not mean that foreign-body removal (FBR) codes may be used whenever such an object is extracted. FBR codes appearing in the Surgery/Digestive System section (40000 series) of CPT are categorized according to anatomic site. The list covers endoscopic FBR from the intestine, stomach, colon, rectum and other sites. Removals of extraluminal foreign bodies, however, are more complicated. The foreign body may be embedded at varying depths (through the skin, subcutaneous tissue, fascia, muscle and bone), each of which...

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