Anesthesia Coding Alert

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M62 Family Has Diagnoses for Nontraumatic Biceps Rupture

Published on Thu Jun 13, 2019

Question: The anesthesiologist documented “repair of biceps tear” as the procedure performed. What diagnosis should I file? Michigan Subscriber Answer: People often use the terms [...]

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