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Procedure Coding:

Make the Right Choice for Foreign Body Removal Procedures

Published on Thu Oct 17, 2013

Location and means of extraction will usually determine the code selection A common presentation to the ED involves extracting a foreign body that the patient is unable to remove on his own. To finesse your FBR coding, you’ll need to look for anatomic location, depth of tissue penetration, and technique of removal. Check out these FBR coding strategies, provided by [...]
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