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Use This Code for Toenail Excision Coding Precision
Published on Wed Jan 18, 2023
Question: Our podiatrist completely removed a patient’s toenail and evacuated a subungual hematoma. After injecting lidocaine into the paronychia around the nail, the podiatrist made an incision to drain a large amount of blood, then injected lidocaine into the right second toe base for a digital nerve block. The podiatrist then completely removed the toenail using forceps. Do I use 11730 [...]