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Coding Quiz Answers:

Discover Whether You Made the Grade With These Expert-Approved Answers

Published on Tue Feb 25, 2014

Hint: These closed/open guidelines are the same — the displaced/nondisplaced guidelines are new. You’re most likely making headway with your ICD-10 preparations. Check your answers with ours, and see how you fared. Expand Your 715.xx Codes into Multiple Categories Answer 1: C. You need to specify the anatomic location, status (primary, secondary, unspecified), and laterality. All of your 715.xx codes [...]
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