Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

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Lisfranc Injury

Question: In a patient diagnosed with Lisfranc injury in the left foot, the following procedures were done: 1. ORIF of right foot Lisfranc injury and fracture;
2. ORIF of first tarsometarsal joint;
3. Closed reduction and perc pinning of third tarsometatarsal joint; and
4. Removal of pins x 3 through separate incisions. How do we report [...]
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