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Wiki need help with DX coding Knee

Thread starter twosmek
Start date Feb 24, 2011

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twosmek

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Feb 24, 2011

Md states DX as
"traumatic left knee arthrotomy"

Pt had an injury with basically and open wound that was down through the joint capsule.

I was thinking to code it as 891.0
Open wound of knee

Thoughts????

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