Outpatient surgery suite for treatment of open fracture

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This 62 year old male was brought to the outpatient surgery suite for treatment of an open fracture of the distal phalanx of his index finger on the left hand. Patient is right-handed and this injury occurred when the food processor he was using at work tipped over and his hand got caught. He works in the local vegetable canning plant. The patient had open treatment performed to remove the fractured fragments without any internal or external fixation hardware. What are the ICD-10-CM and CPT code(s) for this case? What is/are the APC(s)?

Reference no: EM133693125

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