Orthopedic Coding Alert

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Back Up Decompression/Discography Claims With Coding Knowledge

Do you know which of these procedures is diagnostic? Codes that are listed close together in the CPT® manual aren’t always similar; just check out percutaneous disc decompression and discography. These are very different procedures despite their cozy proximity in CPT®. For starters, one is diagnostic and the other is surgical. Also, you might be able to code for separate [...]
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