ICD-10 code Z48. 02 for Encounter for removal of sutures is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Factors influencing health status and contact with health services .
ICD-10 Code for Laceration without foreign body of right ring finger without damage to nail, initial encounter- S61. 214A- Codify by AAPC.
S61.411AS61. 411A - Laceration without foreign body of right hand [initial encounter]. ICD-10-CM.
Short description: Open wound of finger. ICD-9-CM 883.0 is a billable medical code that can be used to indicate a diagnosis on a reimbursement claim, however, 883.0 should only be used for claims with a date of service on or before September 30, 2015.
ICD-10 code: K57. 92 Diverticulitis of intestine, part unspecified, without perforation, abscess or bleeding.
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
CPT code 12001,12018 – Laceration repair.
Laceration – This wound refers to a deep cut or tearing of the skin, mainly from accidents with knives, tools, and machinery. Lacerations involving blood vessels and muscle bundles should be identified by anatomical location.
998.83 - Non-healing surgical wound | ICD-10-CM.
A laceration or cut refers to a skin wound. Unlike an abrasion, none of the skin is missing. A cut is typically thought of as a wound caused by a sharp object, like a shard of glass. Lacerations tend to be caused by blunt trauma.
W26.0XXAICD-10 code W26. 0XXA for Contact with knife, initial encounter is a medical classification as listed by WHO under the range - Other external causes of accidental injury .
2012 ICD-9-CM Diagnosis Code 958.8 : Other early complications of trauma.
The following crosswalk between ICD-10-PCS to ICD-9-PCS is based based on the General Equivalence Mappings (GEMS) information:
The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a catalog of procedural codes used by medical professionals for hospital inpatient healthcare settings. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) maintain the catalog in the U.S. releasing yearly updates.
CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) Codes are codes about diseases, health services, and procedures created by AMA (American Medical Association). On the other hand, ICD (International Classification of Diseases) Codes are also codes about diseases, health services, and procedures, but they are created by WHO (World Health Organization).
If a patient comes for postoperative treatment such as Suture Removal during Global Period of a set of procedures (usually 10 days for minor surgical procedures such as laceration repairs, and 90 days for major surgical procedures), code the visit using CPT Code 99024 , and there will be no problem.
Suture removal is usually a post-operative procedure. Suture removal is a part of a series of procedures under one diagnosis or one health case. However, there are some cases that suture removal is reimbursed separately. CPT Code for Suture Removal can be quite confusing for the health administration staff, the physician, the patient, ...
The code cannot be billed for doctor service. Also, to bill 99211, a provider should present (even if the person is only in the office and not seeing the patient) when the nurse or the medical assistant performs the service that may be a wound check, a dressing change, or suture removal.
Possible exceptions include: If the patient must be placed under general anesthesia to remove the sutures, you may report 15850 Removal of sutures under anesthesia (other than local), same surgeon or 15851 Removal of sutures under anesthesia (other than local), other surgeon.
Circumstances under which generally anesthesia would be medically necessary or appropriate for suture removal are rare. If your payer allows, report S0630 Removal of sutures by a physician other than the physician who originally closed the wound, as long as a different physician than the one who placed the sutures removes them.
If the same physician who placed the sutures removes them during the original procedure’s global period, you cannot report the removal separately.
John Verhovshek, MA, CPC, is a contributing editor at AAPC. He has been covering medical coding and billing, healthcare policy, and the business of medicine since 1999. He is an alumnus of York College of Pennsylvania and Clemson University.