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Surgery Coding:

Know Dx, Surgical Differences on Knee Arthroscopies

Published on Tue Oct 05, 2021

Coding shifts when diagnostic becomes surgical. A common diagnostic tool in an orthopedic office is the knee arthroscopy. Using this technique, the provider can examine if the patient has any underlying injury or issue that might be causing the patient pain — and that might require surgical intervention. When a diagnostic arthroscopy turns surgical, you must turn to the surgical [...]
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