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Observe Proper Dx Codes for Toe Wound Claim

Published on Wed Jun 17, 2020

Question: A diabetic patient presents to the office stating that she dropped a dirty kitchen knife on her right lesser toe, cutting the top of her toe two days ago. Her toe is now swollen, red, and painful and has a yellow discharge coming from it. The patient did not sustain damage to her toenail, and there was no foreign body [...]
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