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Focus on Nail Matrix for Code Selection

Published on Fri Jul 17, 2020

Question: Our surgeon treated a patient in the office whose big toenail was almost completely torn off in an injury. The surgeon established a digital block, then removed the entire nail to the matrix. Is 11750 the best code in this case due to removal to the matrix? Should I code the block separately? Illinois Subscriber Answer: No, you shouldn’t code 11750 [...]
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