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Money is often left on the table as coders and billers struggle to capture ALL necessary medical chart components that correspond to full reimbursement for services rendered.

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6/19/2013

Nurse Note: Patient brought in by mom because he stepped on a nail.

HPI:15-year-old male brought in by mom with foreign body in his foot. The occurrence was today at 11 am. Location: RT foot. Degree of pain is moderate. Degree of dysfunction: Pain with weight bearing. Stepped on a rusty nail while walking bare foot in the garage and went approximately 0.5 inches into the RT foot.

ROS:
Constitutional: Fever
Neurologic: Negative
Allergies: NKA

PAST Medical/Family/Social History
Medical History: Vaccinations reviewed, Tetanus is not up to date.

PHYSICAL EXAMINATION:
General Appearance: Mild Distress
Heart: Regular rate and rhythm, no extra heart sounds
Respiratory: Lungs Clear to auscultation bilaterally
Extremity: Normal range of motion. Normal tone. Puncture wound sole of the foot at the first toe, swelling and redness to anterior foot, there is a small rusty nail embedded in the subcutaneous tissue.
FROM of ankle and toes.

PLAN:
Td 0.5ml
Rx: Keflex 500 mg, Ibuprofen 600 mg

DIAGNOSIS:
Foreign body in foot

PROCEDURE:
Verbal consent obtained. Area anesthetized with Lidocaine 2% without epinephrine, 2 ml used. Foreign body was removed by making a small incision and removing with forceps. Bleeding controlled, steri-strips and dressing applied. Patient tolerated procedure well.

J Smith, MD

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E/M Separately Billable