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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).
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