tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2010 Issue 12

You Be the Coder: Laceration Repair or E/M?

Question: A patient reports to the ED with a laceration just above his right eyebrow; he reports that he fell and hit his head while skateboarding. During an expanded problem focused history and examination, the patient reports that he was knocked to the ground, but reports no loss of consciousness. The nonphysician practitioner (NPP) notes that the patient "does not reveal any concussive symptoms." Using butterfly strips, the physician closes the patient's 0.8 cm laceration, prescribes rest and Tylenol, and instructs the patient to follow up with his primary care physician (PCP) if the wound gets worse...

To read the full article, sign in and subscribe to tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert.


You have ED coding questions, and we deliver money-in-the-bank answers to help you defeat your claim issues and secure optimal reimbursement.

Stay in the know and avoid federal reproach with your subscription to TCI’s ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert.

  • Current newsletters added each month
  • Fully searchable archives - over 2100 articles
  • ALL years/issues back to 1998 organized by year and issue
  • Codes mentioned in articles are linked to Code Information pages
  • Code Information pages link back to related articles
Access to this feature is available in the following products:
  • tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert +Archives

demo
request yours today
 subscribe
start today
 newsletter
free subscription

Thank you for choosing Find-A-Code, please Sign In to remove ads.