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Emergency Department Coding:

Settle Avulsion vs. Excision Question Before Choosing Code

Published on Mon Nov 09, 2026

Question: A patient reports to the emergency department (ED) with an ingrown right great toenail. The ED physician performs a digital block using lidocaine without epinephrine. A tourniquet is put in place, and the nail is cleaned with betadine solution. The ED physician then elevates the nail with a nail elevator and removes “about 25 percent” of the medial nail [...]
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