A physician performs a suture of two digital nerves of the hand and one digital

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A physician performs a suture of two digital nerves of the hand and one digital nerve of the foot. Which code(s) should be assigned? A. 64831 x3 B. 64831, 64832–51 C. 64831, 64832 x 2 D. 64834 x3 A physician performs a suture of two digital nerves of the hand and one digital nerve of the foot. Which code(s) should be assigned? A. 64831 x3 B. 64831, 64832–51 C. 64831, 64832 x 2 D. 64834 x3 A physician performs a suture of two digital nerves of the hand and one digital nerve of the foot. Which code(s) should be assigned? A. 64831 x3 B. 64831, 64832–51 C. 64831, 64832 x 2 D. 64834 x3

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C.   64831, 64832 x 2

The codes that should be assigned are: 64831 for suture of first digital nerve of either hand or foot and 64832 for suture of digital nerve of either hand or foot for each additional digital nerve which, in this case, is two more units.

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