Question:
What does the report need to indicate to allow billing of abscess drainage codes 49405–49407?
Answer:
When the patient leaves the procedure room, those codes require that the catheter be left in place for longer-term drainage. This might be indicated by stating that the catheter was sutured in place or was attached to gravity drainage when the patient was sent back to the room.
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