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Opt for E/M on This Fracture Treatment

Published on Wed Feb 03, 2021

Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider performed closed treatment of a fracture of a vertebral process in the office. I cannot find a code that exactly lines up with this surgery; I was thinking 22310 or 22315. Should I report one of these codes? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: You should not report either of the codes you mentioned. Instead, roll [...]
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