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    Skull Fractures Require the Coder to Determine ____ at the Fifth-Digit
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Skull Fractures Require the Coder to Determine ____ at the Fifth-Digit

Question 11

Question 11

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Skull fractures require the coder to determine ____ at the fifth-digit level.


A) open or closed fracture
B) consciousness
C) intracranial injury
D) cause of injury

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