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A 28-Year-Old Was in a Car Accident and Is Now

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A 28-year-old was in a car accident and is now in the ED due to 3 fingers on his left hand being completely amputated above the metacarpophalangeal joint during the crash. The ED physician calls in an orthopedic surgeon and the patient is taken to surgery. Under surgical microscope his index finger and middle finger were reconnected; however, his 3rd finger was not able to be reconnected due to extensive crush injuries to that finger, so that finger was surgically amputated. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.


A) 26951 x 3, 20816-51 x 2, 69990-51, S68.11xA, S67.195A, V89.2xxA
B) 20822 x 2, 26951-51, S68.11xA, S67.10xA, V89.2xxA
C) 20816 x 2, 26951-51, 69990-51, S68.119A, S67.10xA, V89.2xxA
D) 20822 x 2, 26951-51, 69990, S68.111A, S68.113A, S67.195A, V89.2xxA

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