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Don’t Forget This 7th Character for M97.22-

Published on Mon Apr 04, 2022

Question: Encounter notes indicate that a patient suffered from periprosthetic fracture near an internal prosthetic left ankle joint. I reported M97.22 and the code was rejected. Did I choose the wrong ICD-10 code for this condition? Missouri Subscriber Answer: You were on the right path — but your diagnosis code as it stands is incomplete. The entry for M97.22 (Periprosthetic [...]
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