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Ms Digby tackles the question of whether to report Z48.811 (Encounter for surgical aftercare following surgery on the nervous system) or  Z47.89 (Encounter for other orthopedic aftercare). She dives into the reasons behind selection of one or the other of these codes and then turns our attention to whether a heart transplant cures CAD. Do we stop reporting CAD after the heart transplant? Listen to this lively discussion in Episode 222. 

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