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Distinguish Foreign Body Removal Codes

Published on Wed Oct 18, 2023

Question: A patient presents two weeks after receiving two deep wounds in his upper arm from an exploding propane tank. The patient reports having removed the debris himself, and the wounds are now healed, but one is painful. The surgeon creates an incision and explores the wound. Finding the debris, the surgeon removes a piece of metal from the deep, [...]
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