A man sustains a puncture injury to the right upper arm during an MVA where the windshield glass became embedded in his arm, puncturing the brachial artery. He is taken to the ER. He is taken to surgery where the artery is repaired. How is this coded?

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The correct coding for the scenario described involves the repair of the brachial artery in the right arm due to an injury sustained in a motor vehicle accident (MVA). The code 35206 represents the repair of a blood vessel in the arm or leg, which is appropriate for the brachial artery repair. The "-RT" modifier indicates that the procedure was performed on the right side. The additional codes 903.1, 880.03, and E819.9 are used to describe the injury to the blood vessels of the upper extremity, the open wound of the upper limb, and the motor vehicle traffic accident, respectively.

A Man Sustains a Puncture Injury to the Right Upper