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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For coding purposes, the lacerations are added together by location and complexity (simple in this case). The right forearm lacerations (6 cm + 2.5 cm = 8.5 cm) and the left side lacerations (0.5 cm + 20 cm = 20.5 cm) are considered separately. The ICD-10-CM codes correctly identify the injury locations and the initial encounter. The CPT code 12006 is used for the repair of wounds 12.6 cm to 20 cm, which covers the total length of lacerations on both sides without needing to specify laterality or use separate codes for each side.

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