Mary Jones is a coding supervisor who is reviewing the coding of her employees. On a record coded by one of her employees, she sees that code 33508 is reported. Explain why this is not correct
Code 33508 is an add-on code and must be used in conjunction with codes 33510 to 33523. An additional code needs to be reported.
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a. neutrons. b. protons. c. gamma particles. d. beta particles.
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A. femoral B. brachial C. popliteal D. radial