Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
Correction:
Bust 2 Myths to Solve Your Os Trigonum Diagnostic Workup Claims
Published on Mon Oct 25, 2010
The September 2010 Podiatry Coding Alert article on os trigonum diagnostics (p. 65) contained errors. The ICD-9 code for accessory bone of the foot is 755.67 (Congenital anomalies of foot not elsewhere classified), and not 872.62 (Open wound of ossicles uncomplicated).
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