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Identify Services That Don’t Extend Beyond E/M Visit

Published on Wed Sep 16, 2020

Question: Our practice saw a patient who had bitten her tongue and lip following a dental procedure where she was administered local anesthetic. The provider packed the tongue and lip using a topical powder which subsequently stopped the bleeding. What’s the CPT® code for this? Indiana Subscriber Answer: There are no existing codes in the CPT® manual that you should [...]
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