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Stay on Your Toes with this Achilles Repair Coding Advice

Published on Tue May 08, 2018

Here's why a graft is a major detail in any Achilles op report. When a patient suffers a ruptured Achilles tendon, the pain is often immediate and unrelenting. If you don't know how to code Achilles repairs, that pain could extend (metaphorically) to you. Don't let Achilles repair coding be your tragic flaw. Check out this rundown of all you [...]
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