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ICD-10 Coding:

Straighten Out Your Coding for Common Disc Disorders

Published on Thu Nov 08, 2018

Myelopathy, radiculopathy knowledge will make Dx choice easier. When it comes to cervical disc disorders, there are any number of tests or surgeries that your orthopedist might perform. “Cervical [disc] disorders could lead to many things from injections to surgery … so this is a broad subject with a lot of possible treatments,” relays Denise Paige, CPC, COSC, of PIH [...]
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