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what's a code for foreign body removal in abdominal area?
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Wiki Foreign Body-what's a code for
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hewitt
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Does the note state specifically where and how it was removed?
nyyankees
True Blue
no it does not.
hewitt
Expert
Sorry, but I would not hazard a guess at this one. For a CPT code, I would want to know where specifically it was lodged, what the object was, and by what method it was removed. For an ICD-9 code, the same, plus if any damage was done before suggesting a code (at least via this forum).
nyyankees
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abdominal area
FTessaBartels
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skin, subQ, muscle, intra-abdominal?
In order to appropriately code this you need to know EXACTLY where (anatomically speaking) the foreign body is lodged.
Is it in the skin (like a splinter).
Is it subq or in the muscle?
Is it intra-abdominal?
Can't help more than that without a full operative note.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC
In order to appropriately code this you need to know EXACTLY where (anatomically speaking) the foreign body is lodged.
Is it in the skin (like a splinter).
Is it subq or in the muscle?
Is it intra-abdominal?
Can't help more than that without a full operative note.
F Tessa Bartels, CPC, CEMC