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2023 Newsletter
Reader Questions: Look to Code Trio for This Ankle Repair
Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Look to Code Trio for This Ankle Repair
Published on Thu May 04, 2023
Question: The orthopedist performs repair of a disrupted ankle ligament. I’m seeing a few coding options, but I don’t know which one to use. Can [...]
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