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Puzzle Out Which Codes To Submit for FB Sensation

Published on Fri Oct 20, 2023

Question: Our ophthalmologist saw a patient with a foreign-body (FB) sensation in her left eye. She was convinced that something like an eyelash was in the eye, but the doctor found nothing there. Which diagnosis code applies? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: Proper diagnosis coding requires the most specific code to describe the findings, which, in this case, is the patient’s [...]
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