tci Part B Insider - 2022 Issue Q1

Part B Coding Coach: Orthopedics: Bolster Closure Coding With These Expert Tips

Here’s how the definition of complex repair changed recently. Though broken bones, torn ligaments, and cracked clavicles are at the top of most orthopedists’ to-do lists, wound closures are also of great importance. And ortho coders need to understand the various nuances to ensure their coding is correct. During their presentation at the HEALTHCON Regional 2021 in Charleston, South Carolina, we got the word on wound closure from Sandy Giangreco Brown, BS, CHC, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC-I, COBGC, COC, PCS, and Kim Heuy, MJ, CPC, CPCO, COC, CHC, CCS-P, PCS. Here’s what they had to say. Single...

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