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  1. J

    Wiki Hardware Removal Inclusive denial to Tenolysis

    HI-- I billed the following codes 20680, 25295, 26445. The insurance will only pay for the hardware removal and bundling the other procedures as per the NCCI Chapter 1 ", “A provider/supplier shall not unbundle services that are integral to a more comprehensive procedure". Does this mean I...
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    • hand coding hand surgery hardware removal insurance denial optum ortho orthopedic orthopedic coding orthopedic surgery tenolysis
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    • Forum: Orthopaedics
  2. K

    Wiki Partial removal of hardware question

    Hello all, I've got an op note here that is giving me some trouble. My doctor says he did a hardware removal, but I'm just not sure how to bill it since he didn't remove the screw completely. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated. Here's the op note: PATIENT NAME: *********** DATE OF...
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