1. Maiu Reismann
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   Can 10120 (removal of foreign body, subcutaneous tissues) be billed when foreign body was not found?

2. SuperCoder
   Posted 6 months ago #
   

   No, if there is no foreign body 10120 will not be qualified.

3. Maiu Reismann
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   Can 10120 be billed with modifier 52 in this case or should it be removed?

4. SuperCoder
   Posted 5 months ago #
   

   Depends on the level of incision.
   If the level of digging is still to the level of subcutaneous and yet no foreign body found, then we can code 10120-52. But, if it is a simple superficial incision, and no foreign body found, then you can code a bit higher level of E/M rather.

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