Julia was playing baseball in her hardball league and was hit in the face with a line drive. Upon waking she was taken directly to the hospital. She has a fractured mandible, and the orthopedic surgeon is performing a closed treatment with interdental fixation. Select the appropriate CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.

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The correct CPT code for a closed treatment of a mandibular fracture with interdental fixation is 21453. The ICD-10-CM codes include S02.609A for the unspecified fracture of the mandible, initial encounter; W21.03xA for being struck by a baseball, initial encounter; and Y92.838 for other specified sports and athletic areas as the place of occurrence of the external cause.

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