Reader Question: Only Report 23480 When Osteotomy Is Documented
Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Question:
Only Report 23480 When Osteotomy Is Documented
Published on Tue Mar 07, 2017
Question: Our surgeon did an open repair and internal fixation with Vitoss bone graft for a non-union of the clavicle. The operative note stated that “rongeur [...]
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