ED Coding and Reimbursement Alert

Laceration Repairs of the Mouth:

Pay More Than Lip Service to Coding Rules For Mouth Lacerations

Depth of the injury and closure method chosen will drive correct code choice Due to geographic and/or economic barriers, some emergency physicians no longer have on-call coverage for some of the medical specialties that they had in the past. Many emergency physicians are performing procedures in the ED that were historically sent to the operating room or performed in the [...]
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