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Wiki Risk of complication- buddy tape

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The patient visits for f/u of left small finger phalanx fracture.(healing) The physician discontinues the cast(already using) and buddy tape her small and ring finger. I considered this low and coded 99213. But I received a response as buddy tape falls under Risk of complication table and should be considered as S/F. Any one please help whether this scenario can be coded as 99212 or 99213. Thank you
 
If they took off the cast (was it a cast or splint?), the fracture is almost done healing, and all they did is buddy tape for protection for a little longer, no data (unless they did updated XR to check before taking the cast off), there are no neurovascular issues (like numbness, tingling, blood flow issues, etc.) it's probably a 2.
 
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