tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2019 Issue 5

Reader Question: Understand the Toe Laceration Codes

Question: We saw a patient who presented with lacerations of the great toe without nail damage. Which diagnosis code refers to this condition? Supercoder Subscriber Answer: For a laceration of the great toe without nail damage, without a foreign body, you would look to the following codes: S91.111- (Laceration without foreign body of right great toe without damage to nail) S91.112- (Laceration without foreign body of left great toe without damage to nail) S91.113- (Laceration without foreign body of unspecified great toe without damage to nail). On the other hand, if the ED physician does document...

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