Rebekah Harris
Guest
A patient is described as being bitten by a dog, but each wound is being described by size as a laceration and a puncture wound, and abrasions are also listed. While listing these injuries should they be coded as the lacerations and puncture wounds like the physician described, or should they all be coded as open bites?
I have W54.0XXA, Y92.009. Then I could do S01.112A for the laceration or S01.152A if it needs to be listed as a bite; S01.431A for one of the puncture wounds or S01.451 if it needs to be a bite; and S01.432A for the other puncture wound or S01.452 if it needs to be a bite. And I have S00.81XA for the abrasions.
Or would the W54.0XXA clear up the dog bites and the wounds should be listed as the physician described?
I don't know why I am letting this confuse me! Thanks!
Rebekah H., CPC-A
I have W54.0XXA, Y92.009. Then I could do S01.112A for the laceration or S01.152A if it needs to be listed as a bite; S01.431A for one of the puncture wounds or S01.451 if it needs to be a bite; and S01.432A for the other puncture wound or S01.452 if it needs to be a bite. And I have S00.81XA for the abrasions.
Or would the W54.0XXA clear up the dog bites and the wounds should be listed as the physician described?
I don't know why I am letting this confuse me! Thanks!
Rebekah H., CPC-A