Patient has tick mouth parts removed via 18 gauge needle.
10120 supported?
10120 supported?
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Wiki Tick removal - Patient has tick mouth
- Thread starter Lynda Wetter
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Pam Warren
True Blue
No. CPT Code 10120 is for incision and removal. Using a needle to pick the tick parts out isn't an incision. We always bundle this into the E&M.
Thanks Pam! That is EXACTLY what I was thinking too! 