A 22-year-old female has a retained Kirschner wire in the le…
A 22-year-old female has a retained Kirschner wire in the left little finger. Using local anesthesia, the left upper extremity was thoroughly cleansed with Betadine. The end portion of the little finger was opened with a transverse incision through the subcutaneous tissue to the bone. The retained Kirschner wire was located within the distal phalanx. It was removed and the skin was closed with sutures. What CPT® code is reported?
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An ED physician treats a 30-year-old patient who was a victim of a rape. She has bruises and other trauma as well as a laceration of the vaginal wall, which is repaired with sutures (colporrhaphy) by the ED physician. What are the CPT® and ICD-10-CM codes reported for this procedure?
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