Timothy presents at Dr. Smith's office today with multiple painful lumps on his left upper arm. His skin is warm, red, and swollen. Dr. Smith determines that these are abscesses of a staphylococcus nature and will need to be incised and drained to remove the pus. Using a scalpel, all 8 lumps were incised, packed, and dressed. Timothy is given a prescription and told to return in 7 days for a wound check. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for incision and drainage of multiple abscesses is 10061, which is used for complicated or multiple abscesses, as opposed to 10060 which is for a simple or single abscess. The ICD-10-CM code L02.414 specifies abscesses of the upper limb, which matches the location described. B95.8 indicates the infection is due to other specified staphylococcus, aligning with the description of the abscesses being of a staphylococcus nature.

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