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Coding Multiple Laceration Repairs

Published on Tue Jan 21, 2014

Question: A 17 year-old male reports to the ED after a bad fall from a skateboard. He has cuts containing heavy contamination of gravel and dirt on both knees, along with lacerations on his right hand and forehead. The physician makes the following repairs: 3.2 cm intermediate repair on left knee; 2.2cm intermediate repair on right knee; 3.0cm simple repair [...]
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