tci Part B Insider - 2014 Issue 21

Part B Coding Coach: Don't Miss Picking Up $258 More For Closed Hip Dislocation Treatments Requiring Anesthesia

Here’s how to steer clear of traumatic hip dislocation’s hidden traps. To choose the proper code from 27250-27254, you need to look for certain elements -- anesthesia, trauma, and fracture, to name a few. But some are easier to spot than others. Here’s how to avoid the common pitfalls traumatic hip dislocation coding presents. 27250/27252: Watch Anesthesia Requirements Your first two coding options are 27250 (Closed treatment of hip dislocation, traumatic; without anesthesia) and 27252 (… requiring anesthesia). Two requirements for these codes are fairly straightforward. Both codes are for (1) closed treatment and (2) traumatic...

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