lburgos31
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Has anyone heard of the idea of coding a CPT code which was not documented to cover the patient's and doctor's risk?
example: our doc saw a gunshot wound victim in the hospital. PT had a calcaneal fracture.
Bullet went through clean, no fragments, no surgery, no documentation of casting, just non-weightbearing.
Our doc coded a 28400.
Should we bill this even though casting was not documented?
My manager stated we should code this for risk purposes???
example: our doc saw a gunshot wound victim in the hospital. PT had a calcaneal fracture.
Bullet went through clean, no fragments, no surgery, no documentation of casting, just non-weightbearing.
Our doc coded a 28400.
Should we bill this even though casting was not documented?
My manager stated we should code this for risk purposes???