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Pay Attention to Guidelines for Osteoporosis-Related Dx

Published on Thu Aug 22, 2024

Question: A 75-year-old patient with a history of osteoporosis presented to a radiology practice with complaints of severe left heel pain. The radiologist captured lateral and anteroposterior (AP) X-ray views of the patient’s heel and interpreted the images. The provider documented their findings as a stress fracture of the left calcaneus due to osteoporosis. What codes will I assign to report [...]
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