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Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
2019 Newsletter
Reader Question: Look to 28005 For Bone Cortex Incision
Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
Reader Question:
Look to 28005 For Bone Cortex Incision
Published on Tue Nov 05, 2019
Question: The podiatrist made an incision in the skin over the infected portion of the bone in the patient’s foot. He incised through the soft [...]
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