tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 18

Reader Question: Fighting for Rhinoplasty Payment Can Be Rewarding

Question: My doctor says "a fracture is a fracture forever." The patient presented with a crooked nose that needed straightening out. That’s why our physician does nasal bone fracture repairs — it doesn’t matter if the fracture is acute or old. He says he has to rebreak the nose with acute fractures. The patient has had two nasal fractures in the past, one in 1989 and another one several years ago, both of which were repaired at the time of injury. Our physician wants to operate and do an open reduction of the nasal fracture, nasal...

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