Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert
Reader Question:
No Foreign Body
Published on Sat Jun 01, 2002
Question: Which diagnosis code should we use when a patient comes in with a foreign-body sensation, but there is no foreign body? New York Subscriber Answer: You should report 379.91 (Unspecified disorder of eye and adnexa; pain in or around eye). Because eye pain can be a sign of a serious problem, this code constitutes medical necessity.
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