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Go Deep to Code This Splinter Scenario

Published on Thu Apr 19, 2018

Question: Our pediatrician saw a patient who had been running barefoot on a wooden deck, which resulted in her getting a splinter in her foot. What procedural code should we use, and why? Florida Subscriber Answer: The choice of a CPT® code in this scenario really boils down to the method your provider used to remove the splinter and the [...]
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