Author Question: An inflammation of the vertebrae is known as __________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct ... (Read 53 times)

joblessjake · **on:** Jun 27, 2018

An inflammation of the vertebrae is known as __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Question 2

The following questions will require the use of an ICD-9-CM code book to complete the sentence.

An eight-month-old baby is brought into the office with a history of a congenital birth defect of the thumb. Grafting of skin and bone is necessary to construct a new right thumb. The surgeon referred to this procedure in his note as a cocked-hat procedure. This procedure would be coded __________.
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word