Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
Reader Question:
Report 11740 for Draining Toenail Hematoma
Published on Thu May 17, 2012
Question: North Carolina Subscriber Answer: As a secondary diagnosis, you may also want to report an appropriate "E" code to reflect the external cause of the injury, if appropriate.
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Report 11740 for Draining Toenail Hematoma
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