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Go Deep Into Notes to I.D. Proper I&D Code

Published on Fri Jun 04, 2021

Question: After performing a level three new patient office evaluation and management (E/M) service , the physician performs incision and drainage (I&D) of an abscess on the patient’s left elbow. Notes indicate ‘deep’ I&D, but I’m not sure if it would qualify for a deep I&D code. Could you tell me how I can discern whether this was a standard [...]
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