tci E/M Coding Alert - 2023 Issue Q1

Procedure Deep Dive: Strengthen Your Tendon Repair and Tenolysis Coding Skills

Strengthen Your Tendon Repair and Tenolysis Coding Skills These surgeries are usually preceded by E/M and imaging services. A patient who presents with certain types of foot pain may require a foot tendon repair or tenolysis. The procedures differ in both methodology and severity, as well as code sets. Coders need to be able to distinguish one procedure from the other to code claims correctly. Find out more about each procedure. Look to Office/Outpatient Codes First Often, the orthopedist’s initial encounter with a tendon repair/tenolysis patient would start with an office/outpatient evaluation and management (E/M) service. “Initial...

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