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Medical Coding and Billing?
Ok i'm stumped! Question... Which of the following codes would be used to report the repair of one superficial 1-cm laceration, one superficial 3-cm laceration, and one superficial 2-cm laceration, all to the cheek?
A. 12001 x3
B. 12011 x3
C. 12002
D. 12014
PLEASE HELP!!!
thanks and no stupid answers Thanks :)
1 Answer
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavourite answer
When lacerations are all the same type (simple, intermediate, complex) and in the same anatomic grouping (location) you add up the lengths. So 1 + 3 + 2 = 6. So 12014 is for a simple repair of face, (which is what cheek falls under) ears, eyelids, lips and or mucous membranes for 5.1 cm- 7.5cm. 6 cm falls in that range, so that is the correct code.
Source(s): medical coder- 6 years