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Use This Guide to Resolve Back Pain Coding Problems

Published on Thu Oct 15, 2020

And check out these three scenarios to help you navigate the M54.- codes and beyond. If you’ve ever had trouble navigating the M54.- (Dorsalgia) codes when your provider documents backache or back pain not otherwise specified, you can be forgiven. That’s because there are an awfully large number of terms that are often used interchangeably, and a number of anatomic [...]
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