Reader Questions:
You’ll Need Multiple Dx Codes for Multiple Injuries
Published on Tue Dec 15, 2020
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the ED provider treated a patient for “laceration, peroneal muscle group, L lower leg” and “tendon strain, peroneal muscle group, L lower leg.” What is the correct coding for these diagnoses? Should I use one ICD-10 code or two? Or more? Texas Subscriber Answer: You should report a pair of ICD-10 codes to represent this [...]