Orthopedic Coding Alert

Diagnostic Procedures:

Know Codes for Other Diagnostic Knee Procedures

MRI, X-ray might replace knee arthroscopy in certain situations. There’s more than one way to skin a cat, as the old (and confusing) saying goes. There’s also more than one way to diagnose a knee injury. While the earlier story dealt with diagnostic knee arthroscopies, these aren’t the only way that your provider might examine a knee for signs of [...]
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