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Test Your Encephalocele Repair Skills With This Quick Quiz

Published on Wed Nov 14, 2018

Mark down codes 62120 and 62121 for encephalocele repair services. Your neurosurgeon repairs an encephalocele, a protrusion of the brain through a defect in the patient’s skull. Do you know that you should carefully check the notes to ensure you give the neurosurgeon credit for every procedure he performs? Answer the following questions to make sure you don’t leave well-deserved [...]
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