RaveenaS
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Hello! There seems to be a little confusion in my office about reporting S82 Fractures (trauma patients){We bill for the provider of General Surgery specialty, we are not part of the facility billing}. If a patient involved in an MVA comes in and fractures are reported, it is currently being coded with the 7th character 'A' when it's the first initial visit, let's say 02/20/22, initial observation is reported. The next day, General Surgery does an E/M visit, checking on the patient, does the Dx code 7th character change from 'A' to 'D' for now being a subsequent visit? The fractures were reported for the General Surgeon because they were addressed in the E/M visits, but General Surgery specifically did not fix/set the fractures, Emergency or Ortho may have been called and addressed the fractures for it be fixed. Appreciate any clarification on the use of these diagnosis 7th character for fractures (S82).