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The patient presents today for closed reduction of a nasal fracture. The depressed right nasal bone was elevated using heavy reduction forceps while the left nasal bone was pushed to the midline. This resulted in good alignment of the external nasal dorsum. What CPT® code is reported for this procedure? a. 21315 b. 21310 c. 21325 d. 21337

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The patient presents today for closed reduction of a nasal fracture. The depressed right nasal bone was elevated using heavy reduction forceps while the left nasal bone was pushed to the midline. This resulted in good alignment of the external nasal dorsum. What CPT® code is reported for this procedure? a. 21315 b. 21310 c. 21325 d. 21337

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The correct CPT® code for this procedure is 21315. This code is used for a closed treatment of a nasal bone fracture without stabilization. The procedure described involves a closed reduction of a nasal fracture, which aligns with this code.

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