Orthopedic Coding Alert
Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
Published on Wed Dec 26, 2012
Other Articles in this issue of
Orthopedic Coding Alert
- Bone Up on Extensive CPT Changes to Musculoskeletal System Codes
" CPT and the AMA may have just made the orthopedic coder's life a [...] - Few Changes to ICD-9 2002
Considering the many changes to CPT 2002, orthopedic coders may be relieved to know that [...] - News Brief:
No Substantive CCI Edits for Orthopedics
The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) version 7.3, which went into effect Oct. 1, 2001, contains [...] - You Be the Coder:
ACL Bundling
Test your coding knowledge. Determine how you would code this situation before looking at the [...] - Reader Question:
Billing Medicare for Paperwork
Question: Does anyone bill Medicare for completion of paperwork such as renewal or updates of [...] - Reader Question:
Complex Wound Closure
Question: I have a patient who had multiple lacerations on his right and left fingers. [...] - Reader Question:
Post-RTC Infection
Question: A patient presents a postsurgery rotator cuff repair with a wound infection of the [...] - Reader Question:
Excision of Heterotopic Calcification
Question: My physician did an excision of heterotopic calcification and removal foreign body, left foot, [...] - Reader Question:
Lateral and Posterior Fracture
Question: If a patient has a lateral and posterior fracture of the fibula, is this [...] - Reader Question:
Billing for ESI Trays
Question: Our pain management specialist is now doing ESIs (epidural steroid injections) at our facility. [...] - Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
View All
