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Coding CTs for Shoulder Cysts

Published on Fri Oct 07, 2022

Question: A new patient reports to the orthopedist complaining of left shoulder pain. The provider performs an evaluation and management (E/M) service that lasts 43 minutes and involves low-level medical decision making (MDM). Based on the E/M, the orthopedist performs a computed tomography (CT) on the patient’s shoulder with computed tomography (CT). Our practice does not own the CT equipment that [...]
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