tci Part B Insider - 2008 Issue 43

Part B Coding Coach: Streamline Maze of New Orthopedic Codes With These 4 Groupings

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 CodesFirst of all, you've 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 computer -assisted adjustment (e...

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