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Code Spinal Deformity Arthrodesis With Specific Code Set

Published on Tue Mar 07, 2023

Proper coding depends on knowing how surgeon diagnosed deformity. There’s typically a lot to unpack when a patient with spinal deformity presents to your orthopedist for arthrodesis. How? For starters, coding will be different than it would for patients who have spinal arthrodesis, but don’t suffer from spinal deformity. Further, there is an extensive list of diagnosis codes that might [...]
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