tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q1

Reader Question: Know Your Options for Bimalleolar Fracture

Question: We saw a patient with a bimalleolar ankle fracture. How should we code this? SuperCoder Subscriber Answer: A bimalleolar fracture involves two bones in the ankle region. Your question doesn’t specify whether you are seeking diagnosis or procedure codes, or which services you used to treat the fracture, so we’ll offer a quick breakdown of some of the most common options. Assuming you performed a repair, you’ll code these fracture repairs with one of the following codes, depending on the encounter notes: 27808 (Closed treatment of bimalleolar ankle fracture (eg, lateral and medial malleoli, or...

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