That brief tug was transformed into a surgical billing code: Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code 10120, "incision and removal of a foreign body, subcutaneous" — at a cost of $414.

When George Lai of Portland took his toddler son to a pediatrician last summer for a checkup, the doctor noticed a little splinter in the child’s palm.

Removing a Splinter? Treating a Wart? If a Doctor Does It, It Can Be Billed As Surgery Elisabeth Rosenthal Updated Tue, December 24, 2024 at 2:37 AM UTC ...

December 20, 2024 Removing a splinter? Treating a wart? If a doctor does it, it can be billed as surgery More minor interventions are being rebranded by physicians looking to increase profits. The ...

Rubbing alcohol use: Removing splinters Rubbing alcohol can be used to disinfect your skin before you try to remove a splinter, shares Adam Friedman, MD, a professor and interim chair of ...