adunlap23
Guru
Which code is more accurate?
The surgeon performed removal of a foreign body of the left wrist. The OP report states there was retained glass in the person's wrist. The dissection was carried down through the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The glass was dissected free of the surrounding tissue and removed in full. The incision was irrigated and the skin was closed with a 4-0 vicryl rapide.
My question is, do I code from the musculoskeletal section of the CPT book with code 25248 or do I code from the integumentary section with code 10120?
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The surgeon performed removal of a foreign body of the left wrist. The OP report states there was retained glass in the person's wrist. The dissection was carried down through the skin and subcutaneous tissue. The glass was dissected free of the surrounding tissue and removed in full. The incision was irrigated and the skin was closed with a 4-0 vicryl rapide.
My question is, do I code from the musculoskeletal section of the CPT book with code 25248 or do I code from the integumentary section with code 10120?
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