Orthopedic Coding Alert
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Do Not Report Saucerization with Meniscal Repair
Published on Sun Jan 16, 2011
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Orthopedic Coding Alert
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Turn to Intraoperative Findings in Soft Tissue Ruptures
Question: Our patient, a 76-year-old female, presented for progressively severe pain in the right hip [...] - Reader Question:
Look For Definitive Codes for Traumatic Dislocation after Hip Replacement
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Look At What Was Dissected In Shoulder Arthroscopy
Question: A 'C arm' fluoroscopy was used to identify an exostosis of the left distal [...] - Reader Question:
Do Not Report Saucerization with Meniscal Repair
Question: Does the code 29882 (Arthroscopy, knee, surgical; with meniscus repair [medial OR lateral]) include [...]
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