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Take the Right Steps to Code This Dance Injury Encounter
Published on Fri Mar 17, 2023
Question: A patient came to our office after visiting the emergency department (ED) where she had been diagnosed with a nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal. She was still experiencing difficulty walking she was limping and experiencing significant foot pain with swelling and bruising. What ICD-10-CM codes do we use, and do we use initial or subsequent encounter 7th character codes for [...]