AMA CPT® Assistant - 2019 Issue 11 (November)

Coding Correction: Reporting Fracture and Restorative Care and Dislocations (November 2019)

November 2019 page 12 Coding Correction: Reporting Fracture and Restorative Care and Dislocations In the January 2018 issue of the CPT® Assistant (page 5), the “Reporting Fracture and Restorative Care and Dislocations” article included several Coding Examples, including the following Coding Example 7. Reporting Fracture and Restorative Care and Dislocations The Surgery/Musculoskeletal System subsection guidelines… Emergency Department Clinical Scenarios Coding Examples The following are coding examples of emergency department (ED) clinical scenarios to highlight the correct coding. In some instances, patients will present for fracture care, whereby the care is straightforward, with expected low complexity, and the complete service...

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