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[Answered]: This 29-year-old female was carrying groceries…

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This 29-year-old female was carrying groceries into her house when she slipped on ice and fell. She landed on her right side and on her arm. Patient was seen in the ER and diagnosed with fracture of the shaft of the humerus after x-rays of the humerus (2 views). She was referred to an orthopedic surgeon. What diagnosis(es) code(s) would be used? Make sure to assign the 7th character to the injury DX and explain why you chose that 7th character. What CPT codes(s) would be assigned for the ER visit and xrays? List one or two questions you had when attempting to answer this question. In one paragraph, explain how you would tell the physician why the code, specifically the 7th character, was used and how documentation may affect this coding.

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