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Don’t Forget About Multiple Codes

Published on Mon Jun 05, 2023

Question: A patient came to our office after visiting the emergency department (ED) where she had been diagnosed with a nondisplaced fracture of the fifth metatarsal. She was still experiencing difficulty walking; she was limping and experiencing significant foot pain with swelling and bruising. What ICD-10-CM codes do we use, and do we use initial or subsequent encounter 7th character codes [...]
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