A 15-year-old boy was pushed during a basketball game and landed face down, hitting the bottom bleacher with his nose. There was immediate swelling and bruising and the nose was displaced to the left. In the ER, the left nasal passage was not patent and the septum was deviated. The patient was taken to the operating room and closed treatment of the nasal fracture with stabilization was performed. Which code is correct for this procedure?

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21320 is correct for a closed treatment of the nasal fracture with stabilization.
Code 21310 is incorrect because this was treatment without manipulation and code 21315 is incorrect because this was treatment without stabilization. Code 21325 is incorrect because this code is for the open treatment of a nasal fracture.

A 15-Year-Old Boy Was Pushed During a Basketball Game and Landed