Wound Closure Coding: Make the Simple, Intermediate Distinction
Posted on 21. Jan, 2010 by suzanne.leder in Hot Coding Topics
Accounting for depth is a tricky task when coding closure.
Practices interested in ethically boosting their bottom line and getting $80 or more for the same closure repair need to walk the line that separates…
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