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POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSES:
1. Left ankle derangement.
2. Left ankle arthritis.
PROCEDURE PERFORMED: Left ankle arthroscopy with debridement and exostectomy.
** placement of... [ Read More ]
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Yes.... he first billed out this:
28285 - T1 - M20.42 - PAID
28308 - LT - M20.42. M77.52 - DENIED
I was denied for "Procedure not compatible with diagnosis". He then changed it to M65.872 and it was ... [ Read More ]
Need help determining if this is considered a synovectomy (29895) or debridement (29897):
ICD-10: Chronic Synovitis - M65.872
Procedure:
"...the anterior lateral ankle was transilluminated and a l... [ Read More ]
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