A physician sutured 3 digital nerves in the left hand, the common sensory nerve in the left foot and two common sensory nerves in the right foot. What codes need to be reported?
A)64831, 64832 (X2), 64834, 64837 (X2)
B)64831, 64832, 64834, 64837
C)64831, 64832 (X4), 64834
D)64831, 64834, 64837 (X4)

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The codes that need to be reported are: 64831 (Suture of Digital Nerve, Hand or Foot; 1 Nerve) and 64832 (Suture of Digital Nerve, Hand or Foot; Each Additional Digital Nerve) with two units. These codes include all three sutures for the digital nerves in the left hand. The other codes that need to be reported are 64834 (Suture of 1 Nerve; Hand or Foot, Common Sensory Nerve) and 64837 (Suture of Each Additional Nerve, Hand or Foot) with two units. This accounts for the three additional common sensory nerves that were sutured in the feet.

A Physician Sutured 3 Digital Nerves in the Left Hand