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[FONT=Calibri][SIZE=3]If you’re talking about ICD coding…... [ Read More ]
If the patient presented with an injury or complaint [B]due to [/B]a fall or status post falling, you would code the injury or complaint/symptom as primary (ex. 824.8 Unspecified, closed fracture of a... [ Read More ]
E codes are used in Radiology but only as secondary codes. They are important especially for workman's comp cases where the findings are negative
example :
knee pain, fall from ladder, negative fi... [ Read More ]
Hey,
I think 959.12 and E881.0 is the appropriate coding for this.
Please refer following notes ... Hope this helps! :)
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