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Can You Code the Thorn in This Patient’s Side?

Published on Thu Nov 12, 2020

Question: A patient came into the ED with a thorn embedded in the subcutaneous tissue of his forearm. The physician removed the thorn by making an incision. Which code applies to this service? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: In this situation, because your ED physician has made the incision into the patient’s forearm, you can code 10120 (Incision and removal of foreign [...]
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