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Nail This Splenectomy Coding Scenario

Published on Thu May 20, 2021

Take what you’ve learned in “3 Tips Demonstrate Key Terms You Need to Know for Splenectomy Coding” and try your hand at coding the following case: A 12-year-old female complains of abdominal pain in the left upper quadrant and exhibits blurred vision and nausea after being involved in a car wreck. The surgeon performs an exploratory laparotomy and determines that [...]
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