A physician performs a simple avulsion of the nail plate, second and third digits of the right foot.
What are the Integumentary System Coding Drill?
Index:
Nails, Avulsion
Code(s):
11730-T6, 11732-T7 (11732 is an add-on code used to identify each additional nail plate.)
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