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Podiatry Coding:

Don’t Overdo This Collateral Ligament Repair

Published on Thu Mar 20, 2025

Question: My podiatrist performed a primary ankle collateral ligament repair. In the medical documentation, they indicated they made five incisions to repair the single ligament. Am I allowed to report the same repair code five times on the claim? RCI Subscriber Answer: No, you would not report the same code more than one time on the claim. In this case, [...]
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