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Use This Dx Advice If Bone Bruise Confuses

Published on Mon Jul 08, 2019

Question: After a level three evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient with left forearm pain and a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the left arm, the physician diagnoses a bone bruise in the forearm. What exactly is a bone bruise? I didn’t think bones could bruise. Idaho Subscriber Answer: Yes, bruises can penetrate the surface of the skin and [...]
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