tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q3

Reader Questions: Remember External Cause Codes for Injuries

Question: A diabetic patient presented to the ED stating that she dropped a dirty kitchen knife on her right lesser toe, cutting the top of her toe two days ago. Her toe is now swollen, red, and painful and has a yellow discharge coming from it. The patient did not sustain damage to her toenail, and there was no foreign body in the wound. The ED physician took a culture of the laceration, and the result from the lab came back as a staph infection. Which ICD-10 codes should I report on this claim? Alabama Subscriber Answer: You should...

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