tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2000 Issue 1

Reader Question: Nail Bed Repair

Question: I would appreciate a discussion on nails as covered in the Integumentary system section of CPT. Specifically, when is a nail bed repair just that vs. a tuft fracture? When is it proper to charge an avulsion if the nail is mostly avulsed? I find these very confusing. Madeleine SorensonIdaho Falls, IdahoAnswer: Knowing what procedures these codes report can be confusing. For now, here are the answers to the two questions you posed. First, the code for nail bed repair (11760) should be used when the physician removes the damaged nail from the nail bed and the nail...

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