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Break Down Pathologic Fracture Coding for the Best Dx

Published on Wed Aug 04, 2021

Turn to this category for age-related osteoporosis with current pathologic fracture. Since ICD-10-CM offers so many codes for different types of fractures, it’s vital that you check the documentation and identify the specific kind of fracture. For example, when your provider diagnoses a patient with pathologic fracture, you should understand what different kinds of conditions cause pathologic fractures. First, Define [...]
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