Pediatric Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Check Hand or Foot Before Coding FBR
Published on Tue Jul 01, 2008
Question: North Dakota Subscriber Answer: Before sending in a claim for foreign body removal (FBR), make sure you have assigned the most specific code for the anatomical area treated. For a foot FBR, CPT contains a specific code (28190, Removal of foreign body, foot; subcutaneous). If the pediatrician had instead removed the splinter from the patient's hand, you would use the general FBR code 10120 (Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple).
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