A 40-year-old male patient was brought to the Emergency Department (ED) via ambulance after he fell at home and hit his head on the edge of the bathtub. Patient isn’t sure how he fell but has a headache.  He had a 3cm skin laceration on the left side of his scalp.  The patient was given a dose of Tylenol and laceration was repaired with sutures and asked to follow up with his primary physician. what is the appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and/or HCPCS Level II code(s)  Diagnosis: Scalp laceration Procedure: Laceration repair

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A 40-year-old male patient was brought to the Emergency Department (ED) via ambulance after he fell at home and hit his head on the edge of the bathtub. Patient isn’t sure how he fell but has a headache.  He had a 3cm skin laceration on the left side of his scalp.  The patient was given a dose of Tylenol and laceration was repaired with sutures and asked to follow up with his primary physician. what is the appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, and/or HCPCS Level II code(s) 

Diagnosis: Scalp laceration

Procedure: Laceration repair

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