Jerry, an established patient, is seen today for evacuation of a subungual hematoma of his left index finger, sustained while hanging a picture. The physician performs a problem-focused history and problem-focused examination to evaluate the extent of the damage and determines that evacuation of the hematoma is needed. He then evacuates the subungual hematoma. Select the appropriate ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s):

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The correct ICD-10-CM code for a subungual hematoma of the left index finger is S60.122A, where "A" indicates the initial encounter. The correct CPT code for the evacuation of a subungual hematoma is 11740. The addition of 99212-25 is appropriate for the problem-focused history and examination performed by the physician, with modifier -25 indicating that the evaluation and management service was significant and separately identifiable from the procedure performed on the same day.

Jerry, an Established Patient, Is Seen Today for Evacuation of a Subungual