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routine foot care

  1. J

    Wiki G0247 vs S0390

    What is the difference between G0247 and S0390? I have an Aetna Medicare Advantage claim that has denied G0247 bundled to 11042. Can the G0247 be changed to S0390? Anyone with any insight would be great.
    • jhaleycoder
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    • #podiatry diabetes diabetic foot nail trim podiatry routine routine foot care
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Podiatry
  2. K

    Wiki Non-Asterisk systemic diagnosis Denials

    Hello, I understand that in the CMS A52996 Routine Foot Care reference, the systemic ICDs with the asterisk (*) indicates that a managing provider and an approximate date last seen for the condition is required. I initially thought that the ones WITHOUT the asterisk, for example, I73.9...
    • kle0204
    • Thread
    • non-asterisk icd routine foot care
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Podiatry
  3. K

    Wiki E/M when Criteria not met?

    If a patient comes in, but they don't meet the criteria to bill for routine foot care procedures (i.e. nail debridement, callus removal, etc.), can I still bill out an office E/M (i.e 99212) since the patient was still seen and examined and was educated on their diabetes status and what to look...
    • kle0204
    • Thread
    • criteria not met e/m routine foot care
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: Podiatry
  4. J

    Wiki Routine Foot Care and the LCDs

    Hello, I am hoping to gain some clarification make sure that I understand the LCD correctly. The practice that I work for uses 2 different LCDs (depending on what state the patient was seen in--A57759 or A57188). When using the patient's systemic condition as the diagnosis code when billing...
  5. H

    Wiki Trimming vs. Debridement

    Our physician says she is debriding dystrophic nails and trimming non dystrophic nails at the same visit. She says she was told to bill 11719 & G0217 together each time for these services. What is the correct coding for this service?
    • hkost
    • Thread
    • 11719 g0127 nail trim routine foot care
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Podiatry
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