Orthocoderpgu
True Blue
Patient has a Posterior Labral tear. Doc places an anchor about 8:00 position. What DX code do you use?
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Wiki DX code for Posterior Labral Tear ?
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golymom
Networker
Superior Labral tear
If not a SLAP just superior then S43.49-. Coding Clinics for 9 said all SLAP tears were to be coded as acute so that should hold true for Labral tears in general.
If not a SLAP just superior then S43.49-. Coding Clinics for 9 said all SLAP tears were to be coded as acute so that should hold true for Labral tears in general.