Podiatrist
Patient with infected toenail
"Plan: At this time, it was determined that the patient would receive a SLANT BACK PROCEDURE because he is too young to have a partial nail avulsion at this time and would benefit the most from the slant back procedure to relieve the pressure from the soft tissue on the medial nail border.
This was conducted with a nail nipper without incident. It was brought to pinpoint bleeding. There was no pus or exudate around the regiion. It was cleaned with an alcohol wipe and antibiotic ointment wass placed with dry, sterile dressings applied."
I cannot find any reference to the slant back procedure anywhere, but it seems to me that this is just a Trimming of nondystrophic nail? Wouldn't this be a 11719?
Anyone have any thoughts?
Patient with infected toenail
"Plan: At this time, it was determined that the patient would receive a SLANT BACK PROCEDURE because he is too young to have a partial nail avulsion at this time and would benefit the most from the slant back procedure to relieve the pressure from the soft tissue on the medial nail border.
This was conducted with a nail nipper without incident. It was brought to pinpoint bleeding. There was no pus or exudate around the regiion. It was cleaned with an alcohol wipe and antibiotic ointment wass placed with dry, sterile dressings applied."
I cannot find any reference to the slant back procedure anywhere, but it seems to me that this is just a Trimming of nondystrophic nail? Wouldn't this be a 11719?
Anyone have any thoughts?