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Laceration without foreign body of left index finger without damage to nail, initial encounter. S61.211A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. The 2020 edition of ICD-10-CM S61.211A became effective on October 1, 2019.
ICD-10 code S66.121A for Laceration of flexor muscle, fascia and tendon of left index finger at wrist and hand level, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. Subscribe to Codify and get the code details in a flash.
ICD-10 code S61.315 for Laceration without foreign body of left ring finger with damage to nail.
S61.211A is a billable/specific ICD-10-CM code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis for reimbursement purposes. Short description: Laceration w/o fb of l idx fngr w/o damage to nail, init
code 13160 (Secondary closure of surgical wound or dehiscence; extensive or complicated), which has a 90-day global period.
CPT® Code 12002 in section: Simple repair of superficial wounds of scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk and/or extremities (including hands and feet)
CPT® Code 26951 in section: Amputation, finger or thumb, primary or secondary, any joint or phalanx, single, including neurectomies.
The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 20103 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Wound Exploration-Trauma (eg, Penetrating Gunshot, Stab Wound) Procedures on the Musculoskeletal System.
The code sets for laceration repair are:12001-12007 for simple repair to scalp, neck, axillae, external genitalia, trunk, and/or extremities (including hands and feet)G0168 for wound closure using tissue adhesive only when the claim is being billed to Medicare.More items...•
Simple repairs (CPT 12001–12021) have two major groups of locations that are categorized together. Any repairs in these areas should have their lengths added together. For example, if separate laceration repairs of a hand and foot are done, their length should be added together and reported as one repair.
Proper finger modifiers for usage with Medicare claim submissions are: FA – Left hand, thumb. F1 – Left hand, second digit. F2 – Left hand, third digit.
The index finger (also referred to as forefinger, first finger, pointer finger, trigger finger, digitus secundus, digitus II, and many other terms) is the second digit of a human hand. It is located between the thumb and the middle finger....Index fingerTA2152FMA24946Anatomical terminology8 more rows
Modifiers FA, F1-F9ModifierBrief DescriptionFALeft hand, thumbF1Left hand, second digitF2Left hand, third digitF3Left hand, fourth digit6 more rows
The types of open wounds classified in ICD-10-CM are laceration without foreign body, laceration with foreign body, puncture wound without foreign body, puncture wound with foreign body, open bite, and unspecified open wound. For instance, S81. 812A Laceration without foreign body, right lower leg, initial encounter.
"Wound exploration codes focus on the wound that was created traumatically, and minimal repair of that traumatic area. Anything beyond looking around, removing foreign body, and the most basic of repairs, and wound exploration is no longer appropriate," Brame verifies.
1. Active wound care, performed with minimal anesthesia is billed with either CPT code 97597 or 97598. 2. Debridement of a wound, performed before the application of a topical or local anesthesia is billed with CPT codes 11042 – 11047.