Hello! I need some opinions on a coding matter please. The practitioner submitted the bill and office notes for a visit he had with a patient. He did an abscess drainage on the glute. He did not do an incision to drain this he stated that it was already "oozing". Can I use 10060? Or should this be coded as an E & M? Please help! Thanks!
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Wiki Help with Abscess Drainage Please!
- Thread starter jmelton80
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Code requires an incision. if it was already open and oozing 
, and he just squeezed it to help it along, I'd stick with an E/M.
, and he just squeezed it to help it along, I'd stick with an E/M.