Orthopedic Coding Alert

Reader Question:
Keep Up With MBI Requirements for Medicare Px

Published on Thu Apr 04, 2019

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Orthopedic Coding Alert

Surgery:
Get Anatomy, Procedure Type Right for These Foot Fractures
Calcaneal, talus fractures are similar, but not identical. There are many procedures in the CPT® [...]

Case Study Corner:
Use These Clinical Examples to Paint Hip Replacement Picture
1 expert coder + 1 surgeon = coding gold. When you get the chance to [...]

Compliance:
Employ These Tips to Stay Out of Auditors’ Crosshairs
Hint: Look for the same patterns CMS is seeing. If the word on the street [...]

You Be the Coder:
Don’t Let ICD-10 Terminology Spur Confusion
Question: After a level-three evaluation and management (E/M) service for a new patient, the provider [...]

Reader Question:
Dig for Details on Spinal CT
Question: Encounter notes indicate that the provider performed a computed tomography (CT) scan of a [...]

Reader Question:
Follow These Consult Rules in 2019
Question: What is the difference between an office consultation and an inpatient consultation? When should [...]

Reader Question:
Check Laterality on ESIs
Question: I have some questions about coding for epidural steroid injections (ESIs). Patient #1 that [...]

Reader Question:
Interpreter Won’t Always Mean More MDM Points
Question: We recently took on a new patient who is deaf. The patient came with [...]

Reader Question:
Keep Up With MBI Requirements for Medicare Px
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