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Follow These 2 Simple Steps To Fix Your Fracture Coding

Published on Thu Jul 16, 2015

Check location, fracture type, and episode of care. ICD-10 will offer a plethora of codes for fractures. This will make coding for fractures more challenging. You can meet these challenges by adopting a simple stepwise approach for coding fractures.  Make note of the following mandatory anatomical and diagnostic details to code a fracture in ICD-10: Anatomic site on bone (proximal, [...]
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