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R024A — Repair Of Lacerations - Acute Laceration Earlobe, Unilateral

Earlobe laceration repair

Bill R024 for repair of an acute laceration of one earlobe.

Watch for: Closing the wound with tissue adhesive pays only 50% of the fee, and it isn't payable with debridement codes Z080 to Z085.

Code

R024A

Description

Repair Of Lacerations - Acute Laceration Earlobe, Unilateral

FHO+ basket

Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).

Effective date

Apr 1, 2026

Termination date

No end date

Explanation

Updated October 26, 2026

Repair of an acute laceration of one earlobe.

What it covers

R024 is repair of an acute earlobe laceration, one side (M15). It is listed under repair of lacerations.

Other lacerations are billed by length and site (Z176 to Z192), or as a complex repair (Z187, Z188) when the time and technique criteria are met (M15).

Billing rules

• The fee is unilateral; listed fees are for one side unless stated otherwise (M15, SP4).
• Closing the wound with tissue adhesive (such as cyanoacrylate) pays 50% of the fee (M15).
• Not payable with wound or ulcer debridement codes Z080 to Z085 (M10).
• Plastic surgery codes R150 to R154 can't be billed for any laceration repair (M16).
• Non-elective surgical procedures started in the evening, on a weekend or holiday, or at night take an after-hours premium: E412 (+20%) or E413 (+40%) for an Emergency Department Physician billing H codes, or E409 (+50%) or E410 (+75%) for other physicians (GP103, GP104).
• Patients under 16: payment is increased by 10% to 30% depending on age (GP64).

Often billed with

• E412/E413 or E409/E410 when non-elective and done after hours (GP104).

Related codes: Z176, Z154, Z187, Z192, E542

Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Integumentary System Surgical Procedures, Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue, page M15.

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