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    Wiki AP Pelvis and Lateral Right Hip Coding?

    Can anyone please help with how to properly code this with CPT codes?? The physician state "An AP Pelvis and lateral of the right hip was ordered, obtained and interpreted by myself. Her right total hip arthroplasty hardware is in good position. She has left hip dysplasia with significant post...
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    Wiki 1 stage exchange - Total Hip Revision, complicated

    Hello! I work at an orthopedic group and this is the first time I'm hearing of this. I will insert the doctor's description of the surgery farther down, but essentially they do a 2-stage revision for an infected THA in 1-stage. It's a seemingly very new procedure, and my coding manager and I are...
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    Wiki Aftercare coding

    Hello, I am a new Home Health coder. I am working on codes for aftercare for a hip replacement. The procedure was May 26th, a little over a month ago. The clinician listed residual weakness and gait abnormality as diagnoses. My question is, at what point are these separately coded and not...
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