Answer Your Vertebral Anatomy Coding Questions With This Chart
Published on Fri Jun 15, 2007
Match the site to the documentation, and you-ll choose the right code every time If you have trouble linking your orthopedist's documentation to the accurate vertebral diagnosis codes, use this drawing of a cervical vertebra to locate the site that your surgeon addressed. Knowing your anatomy can be a quick and easy key to selecting the correct ICD-9 code(s).