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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2015 Issue 2
Orthopedic Procedures: Keep These Common Ortho Medical Terms Handy
Knowledge of terms can make coding less confusing
Fracture care and orthopedic procedures are common ED presentations, but there are many different kinds of fractures several with more than one descriptive name. Unless you are fluent in Latin or Greek you may need help understanding some of the terms used to describe the nature of the injury and the corresponding procedure code for reporting.
Consider this example of a burst fracture: An 11year-old male is playing hide and seek in a small closet. He is startled and jumps up hitting the top of his head on the low ceiling...
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