Sally was seen today for repair of four lacerations following a fall on some broken glass. The physician evaluated and performed simple repair on the following: a 6-cm laceration on the right forearm, a 2.5-cm laceration on the right forearm, a 0.5-cm laceration on the left hand, and a 20-cm laceration on the left upper arm. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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The correct ICD-10-CM codes for the injuries described are S41.102A for the laceration on the right forearm, S51.801A for the laceration on the left upper arm, and S61.402A for the laceration on the left hand. The CPT code 12006 is used for the repair of superficial wounds involving the epidermis or dermis, or subcutaneous tissues without significant involvement of deeper structures, and it covers the total length of wounds repaired in the same classification (simple) and in the same anatomical group (extremities). The total length of the lacerations (6 cm + 2.5 cm on the right forearm, 0.5 cm on the left hand, and 20 cm on the left upper arm) exceeds the maximum length for the lower complexity codes, making 12006 the appropriate code for a simple repair of wounds totaling 29 cm in length. There is no need to use separate codes for each arm as the CPT code chosen covers the total length of the lacerations repaired, regardless of the specific limbs involved.

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