Orthopedic Coding Alert
Break Into Details for Femoral Fx Fix Code
Orthopedic Coding Alert
- Surgery:
Break Into Details for Femoral Fx Fix Code
Femoral fix can be accompanied by grafting, fixator codes. Patients with broken femurs are in [...] - CPT® 2024:
Here’s the Category III Codes Coming Next Year
Remember to check with payer to see if procedure’s covered. If CPT® 2024 is any [...] - Modifier Madness:
Toe the Line for F/T Modifier Coding Success
Reserve these modifiers for fingers, toes. When you’re coding, you always strive to make the [...] - You Be The Coder:
Remember Code Combo for This Osseous Defect
Question: A patient with acute hematogenous osteomyelitis of the right shoulder develops a major osseous defect. [...] - Reader Question:
Know X-Ray With Arthrography Codes
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the surgeon performed a 41-minute office evaluation and management (E/M) service [...] - Reader Question:
Dig Into Notes for Patellar Dislocation Dx
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the orthopedist treated a patient’s patellar dislocation. How should I choose [...] - Reader Question:
Note Type of Leg Amputation to Code Accurately
Question: Is 27880 the correct code choice when the orthopedist performs leg amputation through the tibia [...] - Reader Question:
Use Notes to Block Reiter’s Disease Coding Mix-ups
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the physician treated a patient with Reiter’s disease in the cervical [...]
