Which of the following statements about surgical coding for the musculoskeletal system is not true?
A. A fracture treatment is closed unless stated otherwise.
B. If a diagnostic procedure becomes a therapeutic procedure, only the therapeutic procedure is coded.
C. Cast application is coded only when the physician applying the cast did not initially treat the fracture.
D. Musculoskeletal subheadings begin with the foot and toes and work their way up to the head.
E. Fracture repair assumes and includes cast application.
Answer: D
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