CPT Knowledgebase - Feb 3, 2012

The patient had a previous trauma (fractured septum three months ago) and the fracture has healed. The patient now presents to our group for correction of the deviation. Because this is the initial treatment, would the procedure still be considered a fracture repair or would the coder report a septoplasty because the previous injury was three months ago and the fracture has now healed?

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