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Identify Bilateral and Unilateral OA Knee Codes

Published on Mon Jun 09, 2025

Question: A 54-year-old patient presented for a follow-up appointment for their knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA). The patient stated that after their third injection of hyaluronic acid, the hyaluronic acid helped the symptoms until recently. Now, the patient feels like their knees are “creaky.” They attested to having difficulty sleeping secondary to right knee pain, and they use a [...]
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