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Reach for These Codes in This Emergency Laceration Scenario

Published on Thu May 17, 2018

Question: A patient came to the office on an emergent basis with several lacerations to the arm. Our FP sutured the lacerations. Can I use the emergency department (ED) evaluation and management (E/M) codes to report this visit, and can we bill the E/M with the repair, or is the repair bundled? West Virginia Subscriber Answer: First, and most important, [...]
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