Accounting for depth is a tricky task when coding closure. Practices interested in ethically boosting their bottom line and getting $80 or more for the same closure repair need to walk the line that separates simple from intermediate. What Makes a Repair “Simple”? A wound closure is a simple repair if the procedure: is simple; is a single-layer closure involving [...] Related articles:

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