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Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Hallus Valgus:

Watch Out for Double Osteotomies

Published on Thu Feb 28, 2013

Tip: Don’t automatically jump to 28298 for Aiken procedures. Getting a lot of denials for your hallux valgus corrections, and you swear you’re pinpointing the right procedure in your coding book? You could be dealing with double osteotomies — which means there’s another hidden procedure in the op report that you’re missing. If this is the case, your first step [...]
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