tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2008 Issue 38

Coding Coach: 4 Groupings Will Streamline New Orthopedic Codes

CMS prices two new codes at over $1,000 -- will you recoup that pay? You can stop feeling overwhelmed by the slew of new orthopedic-specific codes that will affect your practice in 2009 by simplifying the multitude of changes into four subjects: • multiplane external fixation, • arthroplasty, • pelvic fasciotomy, and • plantar common digital nerve injection. 1. Apply New Multiplane External Fixation Codes First of all, youve got two new codes for multiplane external fixation. They are: • 20696 -- Application of multiplane (pins or wires in more than one plane), unilateral, external fixation with stereotactic...

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