Archive for The Day of November 6th, 2005
Archive for the Day of November 6th, 2005
Welcome to the medical billing blog archive for the day of November 6th, 2005.
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Medical Billing Dilemma : Reporting Incision
Medical Billing Dilemma : Reporting Incision A common medical billing question is: When is appropriate to use an incision code. This question comes up many times when the removal of foreign bodies occur. In only certain instances would you report an incision code in medical billing. When removing a foreign body, if the physician makes an actual incision to remove the object, then the proper incision medical billing code should be used. The two main incision codes are 10120 (Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; simple) and 10121 ( Incision and removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues; complicated.) This seems fairly simple, however, there are certain medical billing …
