tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 6

You Be the Coder: Don't Get Stuck On The Correct Code for Tissue Adhesives

Question: A 67-year-old woman presents after falling in her kitchen. She was feeling dizzy after quickly looking up at the smoke alarm that had gone off from some smoke caused by burning toast in the oven. She suffered minor bruising and a 1.7 cm laceration on her left cheek from hitting the counter on her way down to the floor. The emergency physician performs an examination consistent with a level 3 ED visit seeking the reasons for the fall and verifying no additional injuries needing treatment. He diagnoses the reason for the fall as vertigo and cleans the...

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