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Wiki EGD Foreign Body removal 43247

Two questions; 1. If EGD report states food bolus was pushed into the stomach can this be billed as 43247? The CPT description uses the words, removed, withdrawn, so this has me thinking the bolus must actually be removed from the body completely via the mouth. The flexible fiberoptic endoscope...
- kboyd22
- Thread
- May 24, 2022
- egd food bolus foreign body removal
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Gastroenterology
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Wiki Foreign Body Removal from Cleft Palate

Hi, all! I'm hoping someone might be able to help. We are seeing a patient that had an impression done at a dentist's office that resulted in some of the impression gel being left/stuck in the patient's cleft palate. Our ENT provider is going to see the patient to evaluate for foreign body...
- aubrey_entbillerandcoder
- Thread
- May 17, 2022
- cleft palate ent ent code help ent coding foreign body removal
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Diagnosis Coding
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Wiki Foreign Body Removal with Negative Exploration

How would you Code this OP note? 1) 10120 -Foreign body removal 2) 97597 debridement 3) 20130 - Exploration of a penetrating wound INDICATIONS FOR THE PROCEDURE: The patient is a ??-year-old woman who had an ultrasound report suggestive of a possible 2 mm foreign body. She believes she may...
- ldashvt@yahoo.com
- Thread
- Dec 16, 2020
- foreign body removal negative exploration penetrating wound
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Myringoplasty and foreign body removal

The doctor removed a foreign body in the ear and did a myringoplasty since the foreign body caused a tympanic membrane perforation. Can I code 69610 with 69205? I don't see anything in the NCCI edits that I can't but I'm unsure if I can since it is in the same ear? Any thoughts? Thanks!
- AN2114
- Thread
- Dec 19, 2019
- 69205 69610 foreign body removal myringoplasty
- Replies: 2
- Forum: ENT/Otolaryngology
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Wiki EGD foreign body removal but can't find foreign body?

Findings: The examined esophagus was normal. A large amount of food (residue) was found in the cardia, in the gastric fundus, in the gastric body and in the gastric antrum. A razor blade was identified. We withdrew the scope and reinserted it with a hood cover for...
- pbrazeau
- Thread
- May 30, 2019
- 43247 foreign body removal modifier 52
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Medical Coding General Discussion
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Wiki Endoscopic nasal foreign body removal

Hi all, I'm unsure as to what to code for this report: "After informed consent was obtained, the patient was brought to the operating room and placed supine on the operating table. General anesthesia was administered by the anesthesiologist. After a time out was performed and the patient was...
- Jpad
- Thread
- Feb 5, 2018
- ent foreign body foreign body removal nasal endoscopy nose foreign body
- Replies: 2
- Forum: ENT/Otolaryngology

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Wiki EGD foreign body removal but can't find foreign body?

Wiki Endoscopic nasal foreign body removal