You Be the Coder:
Look Beneath The Surface Before Reporting A Penetrating Trauma Code
Published on Fri Aug 21, 2015
Question: A patient presents to the emergency department after he cut the tip of his finger off while removing the grass catching attachment from his lawnmower. In addition to the E/M documentation, the chart notes read as follows: “13:51 Hemostasis: Moderate amount of left phalanx of 3rd and 4th digits. Controlled using cauterization of both digital arteries of 4th digit, gel [...]