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Don’t Forget Modifier 58 on This Claim

Published on Thu Jun 17, 2021

Question: The patient had a pilon fracture. My podiatrist fixed the patient’s fibula on the day of his injury and placed a temporary external fixator to stabilize the tibia. Since the patient had severe swelling of tissue, this external fixator allowed inspection of the soft tissue without frequent splint changes. No incision was made through the damaged tissue. Two weeks [...]
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