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Refresh Your Repair Coding Knowledge With This Laceration Case Study

Published on Thu Jun 10, 2021

Sometimes, simple repairs require complicated coding solutions. Here’s an all-too-familiar summer scenario: while running and diving off a wooden dock, a 7-year-old boy steps on a rusty nail and opens up a 1.2 cm wound on his left foot. Rather than taking him to the emergency room, his father decides to bring him to your office, where your pediatrician treats [...]
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