torresreb
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i work for the DoD and coders are expected to code "across the board". So far I have been doing good with the exception of ACUPUNCTURE! I have a provider who is doing BFA (battlefield acupuncture).
this physician is using 5 needles in the ear. The needles are not removed in fact they are placed and should stay in place for 1-3 days. Depending on whether they fall out or are taken out.
i cannot seem to find a code for this service. I've read all I can on BFA and i know how and why it is done but nothing on how it should be coded. this is what the provider indicated:
Treatment consists of insertion of five special sterilized small gold or stainless steel semi-permanent acupuncture needles in points on treatment uses in the skin of the ear to block pain in as little as five minutes. The needles are left to fall out on their own or be removed in 1-3 days.
would this be a case where an unlisted code would be used?
this physician is using 5 needles in the ear. The needles are not removed in fact they are placed and should stay in place for 1-3 days. Depending on whether they fall out or are taken out.
i cannot seem to find a code for this service. I've read all I can on BFA and i know how and why it is done but nothing on how it should be coded. this is what the provider indicated:
Treatment consists of insertion of five special sterilized small gold or stainless steel semi-permanent acupuncture needles in points on treatment uses in the skin of the ear to block pain in as little as five minutes. The needles are left to fall out on their own or be removed in 1-3 days.
would this be a case where an unlisted code would be used?