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Wiki "other appropriate source" for consult request

Is a college athletic trainer considered an "appropriate" source for a consultation request? Our physician sees athletes from a local college that have been sent here by the Trainers for an injury and our physician feels that this is a consultation. His opinion is requested by the trainer and...
- CSTANTON
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- Nov 11, 2010
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Orthopaedics
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Wiki Global Fracture/help!

We have a patient who is in a global for a tib/fib fracture--she has fallen again and fractured the same leg in a different location. Can we now bill an E/M visit even though the patient is already in a global for the previous fracture of the same leg? If so-what modifier would we use-24?
- CSTANTON
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- Aug 1, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Orthopaedics

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