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Dx Coding for Neck Sprain

Published on Thu Jun 17, 2021

Question: My provider treated a patient complaining of neck pain. The encounter notes indicated that the patient’s final diagnosis is a neck sprain. Which ICD-10-CM code should I report for this procedure and encounter? New Jersey Subscriber Answer: You may need a little bit more information to select the most accurate code. First, you’ll need to find out which ligaments/ [...]
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