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Coding Neck Sprain Diagnoses

Published on Fri Mar 24, 2017

Question: Our provider recently provided an evaluation and management (E/M) service to an established patient complaining of neck pain. Encounter notes indicate that the final diagnosis is “neck sprain.” What is the correct ICD-10 code for this encounter? Arkansas Subscriber Answer: You’ll need a bit more information in order to choose the most correct code possible. To report the correct code, first [...]
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