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Code This Same Foot, Separate Fracture Scenario
Published on Mon Mar 18, 2024
Question: My podiatrist’s notes indicate that they performed closed treatment on a patient’s right great toe fracture without manipulation and closed treatment on a patient’s right pinky toe fracture with manipulation. Which codes and modifiers will I need to correctly code this? AAPC Forum Participant Answer: You will need more modifiers than codes to correctly report this encounter. On the claim, report: [...]