tci Part B Insider - 2011 Issue 6

Reader Question: Determine Tissue Infection Diagnosis

Question: Our physician treated a soft-tissue infection on a patient's finger. Which diagnosis code should we report for this?Answer: The answer depends on the type of infection. If the physician describes cellulitis to the finger, you should report one of the following codes: 681.00 (Cellulitis and abscess of finger and toe; finger; unspecified), 681.01 (... felon), 681.02 (... Onychia and paronychia of finger), 727.05 (Other tenosynovitis of hand and wrist), or 041.x (Bacterial infection in conditions classified elsewhere and of unspecified site).If the doctor is treating an infection to soft tissue other...

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