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Emergency Department Coding:

Know Complexity Definitions to Nail Wound Repair Coding

Published on Tue Jan 06, 2026

Question: A patient reports to the emergency department (ED) with two wounds on their trunk. Encounter notes indicate a wound on the abdomen measuring 8.5 cm and another wound on the chest measuring 2.9 cm. The ED physician uses lidocaine to prep the surgical areas. They then perform single-layer closure on the chest wound using absorbable sutures. Finally, the physician [...]
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