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Wiki 17000 vs. 11055

MWOOD

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Document reads left foot corn/calluse second degree to wart, paved down with adequate cleaning. In the Hx it does read plantar wart.

Should it be coded as a calluse tx 17000 or plantar wart tx 11055?

I think it should be 17000 w/ proper icd-9, but I am on the fence about this. Any suggestions?
 
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