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schaunarae

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Hello! So i am coding for a Podiatry provider and he keeps charging a 99024 with custom orthotics L3020-LT L3020-RT. This patient never had surgery, it should be an office visit. Shes a regular patient here, this is a follow up visit. I asked his nurse why he keeps doing this and she said its because the orthotics are expensive so he puts the 99024 code on (basically 0$ charge). Im just looking for advice in this situation!? He can't be doing this, correct??
 
Podiatry coder/biller here, 20 years experience. 99024 should not be billed, with that said, sometimes you have to pick your battles, mark this code as zero charge and patient responsible so it does not go on the claim. The battle I would pick is the code you are using for the orthotics. It should be L3000. You can google this using "podiatry orthotic coding" or "podiatry L3000" for more info.
 
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