Patient presents to the emergency room following an assault. Examination of the patient reveals blunt trauma to the face. Radiology reports that the patient suffers from a fracture to the frontal skull and a blow-out fracture of the orbital floor. Patient is admitted and taken to the operating room where a periorbital approach to the orbital fracture is employed and an implant is inserted.

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The correct code for this scenario is 21390, which represents the treatment of a fracture of the orbital floor via an external approach. None of the other codes provided accurately describe the procedure performed.

Patient Presents to the Emergency Room Following an Assault