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Dive Deep on Dislocations for Correct Code

Published on Fri Jul 02, 2021

Question: What is the difference between pathological dislocations and recurrent dislocations? Notes indicate that a patient with osteoporosis suffered pain from a “shoulder dislocation,” which the orthopedist treated three with trigger point injections (TPIs) into one muscle group. I’ve narrowed my ICD-10 choices to pathological and recurrent dislocations, but I’m stuck now. Idaho Subscriber Answer: You’re going to have to [...]
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