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Consider the Facts to Determine Fracture Care or a Possible E/M

Published on Tue May 06, 2014

Hold on to your $ when choosing a fracture or casting code. When your physician sees a patient with a fracture, determining whether you should report an office visit code or a fracture care code can be just as complicated as the break itself. The criteria for using an E/M code versus a fracture care code are distinctly separate and [...]
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