tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 6

Reader Questions: Make Your Nail Bed Repair Neatly With This Tip

Question: Can I get help with a procedure code for this nail bed repair? Note reads: location: right great toe, nail bed. length: 3 cm. Local analgesia was obtained using block. The wound was thoroughly cleansed, irrigated, and explored. No evidence of foreign body was noted. The wound was closed with 2 sutures with close approximation. The patient was neurovascularly intact after closure. No complications were noted. Sterile dressing applied. Texas Subscriber Answer: For the scenario you describe, the reportable service is a repair of nail bed: 11760 (Repair of nail bed). Remember that placing the sutures is included...

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