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Take These Steps Before Billing Bilateral Knee X-Rays

Published on Thu Jul 04, 2013

Question: With an intention to confirm the status of the implant and check the condition of the knee joint, the physician ordered knee x-rays and also specified views to be performed in a patient who had previously undergone a right total knee replacement. The radiography request specified “right lateral, standing PA bilateral knees @45 degree flexion, AP weight bearing bilateral [...]
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