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Oct 23rd, 2014 - wpritz

coding this scenario

Gladys Wain slipped from a sidewalk curb and twisted her right ankle, because of the severe pain she was suffering and the inability to bear weight on the foot, she sought treatment at her neighborhood hospital emergency department. The treating physicians were fairly confident theat Ms Wain has an ankle injury. The physician completed a problem focused history regarding the injury and a physical examination of her right foot and ankle. The MDM complexity was straightforward. The patient was immedicately sent to the radiology department for and X-ray. A two view xray of the right ankle was completed. The radiologits confirmed a simple closed fracture of the medial malleolus. The patient then returned to the emergency department where the physician immobilized the ankle. This was referred to an orthopedic surgeon. Please use CPT®, ICD-9 and ICD 10 to assign the appropirated emergency department visit, procedure, modifier, and diagnoses codes to the following case scenario



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