dballard2004
True Blue
Emergency Medicine is not my specialty, but a question was posed to me by another individual that I need guidance on , please.
The patient presented to the ER with a laceration to their hand. The provider stapled the wound, but the wound did not close properly, so the staples were removed and then nylon sutures were placed.
How would this be coded? Would you code for each repair with a modifier? Would you code for only one repair? If so, would this change the type of repair (i.e., simple to intermediate)? Would the first repair just be inclusive of the E/M level and possibly increase the complexity?
Thanks.
The patient presented to the ER with a laceration to their hand. The provider stapled the wound, but the wound did not close properly, so the staples were removed and then nylon sutures were placed.
How would this be coded? Would you code for each repair with a modifier? Would you code for only one repair? If so, would this change the type of repair (i.e., simple to intermediate)? Would the first repair just be inclusive of the E/M level and possibly increase the complexity?
Thanks.