FBR: 65205-65222 Coding Success Depends on Location, Penetration Level

Bonus: Documented embedded corneal FBRs can earn $10 more per procedure.

Are you routinely selecting your foreign-body removal (FBR) code based on what instrument the ophthalmologist used? You may be reporting the wrong code -- and collecting the wrong payments. Get the truth behind this and four other FBR myths that routinely trip up your ophthalmology coding colleagues.

Myth #1: The type of instrument the ophthalmologist uses determines what foreign-body removal code to report.

Reality: The codes in the FBR code series (65205-65222) do not indicate any particular instrument for removing the FB. However, CPT® code 65222 (Removal of foreign body, [...]

- Published on 2012-01-09