Ophthalmology and Optometry Coding Alert

Foreign Body Removal:

Eye These Encounter Elements When Coding Ocular FBR

Look closely at the documentation for these clues to determine the right code. A common complaint that brings patients to the eye doctor is the sensation of something stuck in their eye. When this occurs, your ophthalmologist will examine them and perform a foreign body removal (FBR) — provided they find a foreign body (FB). How you code the encounter [...]
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