Wiki 10060 vs 10061-Doctor did

[scooter1]

Doctor did I & D on the left middle finger, left ring finger and left small finger.
Do I use 11060 three times, since it was separate fingers ? Or do I use
10061. It just doesn't seem right to use 10061 because of separate locations.
I could see if they were all on the forearm for example. Need opinions as
quickly as possible. thank you

 

[plarabee]

10060 or 10061

If you read the description for these codes in the CPT book, it indicates that 10060 is for simple or single. 10061 is for multiple or complicated. I do not believe that it makes a difference that he is doing it on different fingers, there are still multiple I&D's being done of the same area.