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Draw Bead on Ankle Fracture Type, Then Pursue Proper Codes

Published on Tue Dec 10, 2019

Knowing bimalleolar, trimalleolar differences is vital. Coders prepping a claim for an ankle fracture repair will want to be sure that they have some foreknowledge of fracture types, as well as the different repair options, before choosing codes. Failure to grasp these coding specifics could result in lost reimbursement, overcoding, and more headaches — so be sure to get it [...]
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