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A patient presents with a healed fracture of the left ankle. The patient was placed on the OR table in the supine

position. After satisfactory induction of general anesthesia, the patient’s left ankle was prepped and draped. A small
incision about 1 cm long was made in the previous incision. The lower screws were removed. Another small incision was
made just lateral about 1 cm long. The upper screws were removed from the plate. Both wounds were thoroughly irrigated
with copious amounts of antibiotic- saline solution. Skin was closed in a layered fashion and sterile dressing applied.
What CPT® code(s) should be reported?

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Answer:

20680-LT

Step-by-step explanation:

The CPT is an established standard to build a fixed coding for any type of medical procedure and patient care anywhere in North America. in other words, the CPT was created to standardize the communication of healthcare workers across North America, facilitating patient care and making diagnosis and treatment faster and more accurate anywhere in North America.

An example of the use of CPT can be seen in the question above, where code 20680-LT can be used to describe the procedure performed on the patient to fix the ankle problem he or she had.

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