A: Code 340210.4 the vocal cord involvement raises the severity level of this injury
Q: A baseball player was accidentally struck in the throat by a hard swung bat. He had immediate pain and difficulty speaking. In the ED a laryngotracheoscopy was performed with diagnosis of nondisplaced fracture of the larynx with vocal cord contusion and edema. Please code this injury.
Feb 1, 2012 | Abdomen | 0 comments