tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2004 Issue 1

Reader Question: Choose Between G Code and 12000 for Laceration

Question: An elderly patient presented in our ED with a half-circle skin tear on his forearm. The physician cleaned the wound and repaired it with Dermabond. Should I charge for a laceration repair?         Arizona Subscriber Answer: Medicare has recently implemented a G code that describes this service precisely: G0168 (Wound closure utilizing tissue adhesive[s] only). But if you're dealing with a non-Medicare patient receiving a single-layer closure, you'll need to select the appropriate code from the 12000 series for simple laceration repairs, depending on the length of the repair.  For...

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