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Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

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Sort Out This Bone Cyst Scenario

Published on Wed Oct 18, 2023

Question: A new patient reports to the podiatrist complaining of right ankle pain. The provider performs an evaluation and management (E/M) service that lasts 32 minutes and involves low-level medical decision making (MDM). Based on the E/M, the podiatrist performs a computed tomography (CT) on the patient’s right ankle. Our office does not own the CT equipment that the provider [...]
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