Orthopedic Coding Alert
Reader Questions:
Step to M24.57- for Foot Contracture
Published on Mon Dec 06, 2021
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider treated a patient with “contracture of foot.” How do I choose a diagnosis code for this condition? North Carolina Subscriber Answer: Per ICD-10, “Joint contracture results from connective tissue (tendon, muscle, ligament) that becomes stiff of constricted.” You’ll need to choose from the following ICD-10 codes from contracture of foot, depending on encounter specifics: 
Related Articles
Other Articles in this issue of
Orthopedic Coding Alert
- E/M FAQ:
Use This FAQ to Conquer MDM Questions
Check out this advice on how to tally number and complexity of problems. OK, we’ve [...] - CPT® Coding:
Seal up Your Closure Coding With Level Knowledge
Here’s how the definition of complex repair changed recently. Orthopedists are primarily concerned with bones [...] - Fracture Care:
Try Your Ankle Fracture Knowledge Against This Quiz
Do you know how many bones are involved in a trimalleolar fracture? Fractures are one [...] - You Be the Coder:
Osteoporosis With Fracture
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider performed an evaluation and management (E/M) service for [...] - Reader Questions:
Untangle the Mystery of Podagra
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider performed a level-two office evaluation and management (E/M) [...] - Reader Questions:
Step to M24.57- for Foot Contracture
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider treated a patient with “contracture of foot.” How do [...] - Reader Questions:
Remember Modifier on Fracture-E/M Combo
Question: Encounter notes indicate that after a level-four office-evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new [...] - Reader Questions:
Get Spinal X-Ray Rules Straight Before Coding
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider performed X-rays on two areas of a patient’s spine: [...]
View All
