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Wrist/Forearm Repair Comes With Several Coding Options

Published on Mon Nov 07, 2022

Also, there are imaging services that could come before the surgery. When a patient ruptures a wrist/forearm tendon, the orthopedist is likely to get the call on the repair. They could also be the provider that diagnoses the condition in the first place. As a coder, you have to be on the lookout for three separate types of wrist/forearm tendon [...]
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