TropicalJessy
New
Hello!
We had a new situation for me in the office with coding a residual/retained foreign body - shot gun pellets. It was an injury almost 20 years ago, so it isn't a current GSW. It was the only reason for the encounter.
I'm torn between codes Z18.12 - nonmagnetic metal fragment vs the NEC code. Or am I missing something? I'm honestly surprised I can't find a specific code for this since ICD-10 is so exact.
Thanks!
We had a new situation for me in the office with coding a residual/retained foreign body - shot gun pellets. It was an injury almost 20 years ago, so it isn't a current GSW. It was the only reason for the encounter.
I'm torn between codes Z18.12 - nonmagnetic metal fragment vs the NEC code. Or am I missing something? I'm honestly surprised I can't find a specific code for this since ICD-10 is so exact.
Thanks!