Ankles: 27786-27814: Take the Guesswork Out of Coding 5 Types of Ankle Fracture Repair Codes

Save your practice $100 with knowledge of anatomic specifics.

Mistaking bimalleolar and trimalleolar fracture codes? If so, you could be costing your practice almost $100 -- the difference in reimbursement between the open repair codes for these ankle fractures.

Podiatrists must be specific when documenting fracture repair because CPT®'s index breaks down the ankle fracture codes into five types: lateral, medial, bimalleolar, trimalleolar, or posterior malleolus.

Important: The term "open"' implies the site of the fracture was exposed to do a surgical repair and "closed" implies that the fracture was reduced without any exploration. "Closed treatment implies that the fracture site [...]

- Published on 2011-09-12