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Musculoskeletal Section 7. PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Retained hardware, left hip, status post closed reduction and subcutaneous pinning of the subcapital fracture of her left hip. POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Same 0H0b00 OPERATION PERFORMED: Subcutaneous removal of hardware The patient was taken to the operating room and placed in the supine position. After adequate general anesthesia was administered, the left hip was prepped and draped in usual sterile fashion. The previous incision was used to make a 2.0-cm incision. A guidewire into the screw was used to get easily. All of the screws were then removed. The wound was irrigated out and closed in layers, and the skin was closed with 3-0 Prolene. Xeroform and dry sterile dressing were placed over the wound and covered with foam tape. The patient was extubated and taken to the recovery room in stable condition. Codes: S42.44, 24575-LT 16500 Evaluate the codes and determine if the codes are correct. If the answer is not correct, then explain what the correct answer is with supported step by step details. Correct Codes and determination: Respiratory Section

Answer 1

The codes are incorrect , the icd code provided is for fracture of humerus and cpt code given for procedure done after fracture of elbows and humerus .

ICD -10-CM code for fracture of left hip is M 84.459A

ICD -10- CM code is used to code a diagnosis ,it is the tenth version of international classification of disease

CPT code is current procedural terminology used to code a procedure

CPT code for subcutaneous removal of hardware is 20680