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    Wiki Follow Up visit for Lumbar disc herniation S/P microdiscectomy

    Hello there! My question is: if the lumbar disc herniation was repaired a few days ago and the patient is still in the healing/recovery phase, do we still code M51.16 or do we report the history code? Physician reported diagnoses Z48.811 & M51.16 for this post-op visit S/P lumbar...
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