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Learn How Small Bones Can Lead to Big Denials When Coding a Sesamoidectomy

Published on Fri Sep 04, 2026

Identify what ‘separate procedure’ actually means. Two of the smallest bones in the human body live under the ball of the foot, at the head of the first metatarsal, and they cause an outsized amount of trouble, both for the patient and for the coder. The sesamoids are roughly the size of a corn kernel, but a chart note that [...]
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