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Head Down the Right Coding Path With Craniotomy/Craniectomy Skills

Published on Fri Jun 04, 2021

Use add-on code when surgeon removes skull portion. When your surgeon performs a craniotomy or craniectomy, you’ll have to know why they performed the procedure, as code choice depends on it. When making that code choice, a knowledge of key terms is necessary so you don’t slip up and choose the wrong code. Why? Brain anatomy is complicated, and some [...]
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