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Look Beneath The Surface Before Reporting A Penetrating Trauma Code

Published on Fri Aug 21, 2015

Question: A patient presents to the emergency department after he cut the tip of his finger off while removing the grass catching attachment from his lawnmower. In addition to the E/M documentation, the chart notes read as follows: “13:51 Hemostasis: Moderate amount of left phalanx of 3rd and 4th digits. Controlled using cauterization of both digital arteries of 4th digit, gel [...]
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