An accident causes loss of part of the nail and shearing of the nail bed of the great toe on the left foot. Repair of this nail bed is necessary to save the toe. This procedure would be coded to which code?

A) 86.75
B) 86.67
C) 86.86
D) 86.65


C

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Patient complains of severe abdominal pain. A CT of the abdomen shows surgical scissors that were inadvertently left in the patient at the time of his cholecystectomy six months ago

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