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Subcutaneous Foreign Body Removals? Check for Incision

Published on Wed Apr 03, 2019

 Don’t sacrifice pay for these common problems. Emergency department providers don’t often perform surgeries, but one service that you may find yourself treating occasionally is foreign body removals. There are only two codes for subcutaneous FBR, but a lack of knowledge when coding the services could mean a lack of deserved reimbursement for your provider’s FBR claims. Check out this [...]
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