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Use Available Information to Select Achilles Injury Code

Published on Wed Nov 04, 2020

Question: A patient received treatment for a right Achilles injury; there is no other information on the injury the patient suffered. Notes indicate that it was a subsequent encounter to treat the injury. Which ICD-10 code should I report for this patient? Montana Subscriber Answer: For your encounter, you should report S86.001D (Unspecified injury of right Achilles tendon, subsequent encounter) [...]
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