Industry Note:
OIG Adds Podiatry to Its List of Part B Audits
Published on Thu Feb 21, 2019
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) added another Part B item to its Work Plan. Though CMS does cover medically necessary foot and lower leg care related to injuries and diseases, “Part B generally does not cover routine foot-care services such as the cutting or removal of corns and calluses or trimming, cutting, clipping, or debridement (i.e., reduction of [...]