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Amp Up Your Ankle Fracture Claim Success By Answering 6 Questions

Published on Mon Dec 19, 2016

Be sure your diagnosis specifies whether the fracture was open or closed. Are you scratching your head when it comes to choosing the appropriate CPT® code for ankle fractures? You’re not alone. With so many potential CPT® codes to choose from, you need to differentiate between bimalleolar and trimalleolar open fracture repairs — because the mistake can cost your orthopedic [...]
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