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Feb 23rd, 2013 - eliza1225
injury and sprain at the same time for a thumb?
Feb 25th, 2013 -
re: injury and sprain at the same time for a thumb?
I would stick to the sprain. The sprain is due to the injury. It's like the cough is due to Bronchitits. You would code Bronchitis not the cough. Only in the absence of a finding do you code the signs and symptoms.