tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 10

Reader Question: Choose Debridement Over Amputation

Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the box below for the answer. Question: A patient presented with a partial traumatic amputation of his distal fingertip, and it was determined that the fingertip could not be replanted. A portion of the distal phalanx bone was protruding from the amputation. The physician used a bone rongeur instrument to debride and rounded the bone in order to close the wound over it. Should I report a debridement or an amputation code?  Vermont Subscriber   Answer: You should not report the code for amputation...

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