Mend Fingertip Injury Coding in the ED - AAPC Knowledge Center
2009年7月1日 · Apply Nail Bed, Avulsion Codes with Care. Some fingertip lacerations may involve the nail bed. Nail bed repair generally requires the use of absorbable sutures such as Vicryl, chromic, or gut utilized in a single layer repair (11760 Repair of nail bed). Occasionally the physician needs to remove the nail to allow for access to the nail bed for ...
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2017年2月1日 · For repair of nail bed, report 11760 Repair of nail bed. Report reconstruction of nail bed with 11762 Reconstruction of nail bed with graft. Per CPT® Assistant: The intent of reconstruction of the nail bed is to correct a defect from trauma, excision of a lesion, or other condition and, to the extent possible, restore its structural and ...
CPT ® 11760, Under Surgical Procedures on the Nails - AAPC
removal of index finger nailbed tissue. Look at 11760 From AAPC coder: The nail bed can be injured due to laceration, crush, or avulsion. This procedure is performed to repair such damage. [B]Clinical Responsibility [/B] The physician remo... [ Read More ] …
nail bed repair? | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
Mar 3, 2016. #2. Unfortunately it is not. I am looking at the Optum Emergency Med coding companion for 11760 (nail bed repair). It states. "The physician repairs a damaged nail bed. The physician removes the damaged and surrounding nail from the nail bed. The nail bed is sutured into correct position.
nail bed repair??? | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
2010年6月7日 · The nail over the lateral aspect was removed to allow for suture placement, however, because of the extent of the injury really is just his nail that remained, there is very little nail bed to sew onto. I was able to place 1 suture at the very tip of the finger to help secure it." O.
Nail avulsion with repair | Medical Billing and Coding Forum - AAPC
2012年3月23日 · Part of the nail bed was adhered to the nail. The physician avulsed the nail further in order to get to the 3 cm laceration underneath where she sutured. She then trimmed the nail then placed it back into the nail bed over the sutures. She specifically states that the "distal portion of the nail was further avulsed for treatment and repair".
Wiki - ORIF distal phalanx, repair nail bed & laceration palmar
2012年8月1日 · I was thinking 11760 for the complex nail bed repair laceration and 26765 F6 for the ORIF distal phalanx of right index finger.
Wiki Finger Laceration With Avulsion of Nail - AAPC
2021年4月24日 · Patient presents to the ER with finger laceration. Stitches were used for repair. However, the nail was avulsed so it was removed. The physician stitched the nailbed as well. Can I assign a procedure code for both the nail and sutures of the skin or does the procedure on the nails trump the repair of the skin?
Wiki CPT for distal phalanx fx w/nailbed laceration - AAPC
2017年8月8日 · Louis: Elsevier Saunders, 2016. CPT Lay Description for 26765 is "The physician performs open reduction of a distal phalangeal fracture of the finger or thumb. The physician uses an x-ray to determine the position and severity of the defect. An incision is made on the overlying skin to expose the fracture and the bones are reapproximated.
Can You Bill Digital Block Bundles With Toenail Excision? Find
2014年12月3日 · Answer: The repair of nail bed and tuft fracture are procedures that foot surgeons frequently perform because of trauma, such as a crush injury of the foot. For the toenail excision, you should report 11750 (Excision of nail and nail matrix, partial or complete [e.g., ingrown or deformed nail] for permanent removal).