A patient is seen in the Emergency Department after an accident. A 4.0 cm deep wound of the upper arm (located in area of non-muscle fascia) required a layered closure and a 1.0 cm superficial laceration of the left cheek was repaired.
What are the Integumentary System Coding Drill?
Index:
Wound, Repair, Arms, (intermediate and simple). Terms “deep, non-muscle fascia” and “layered” documents an intermediate closure. Superficial indicates a simple repair.
Code(s):
12032 Intermediate repair (extremities) 2.6 to 7.5 cm
12011 Simple repair, face 2.5 or less
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