2013 brings you a new array of codes for revision in shoulder and elbow arthroplasty which should help streamline your reporting as these include the removal of prior prostheses.
Your options in 2012 for shoulder revision include the codes for removal of foreign body and those of arthroplasty, depending upon whether humeral, glenoid, or both components were revised Starting from Jan. 1, 2013, you will need to report new codes as per changes or your reimbursement claims will face denial. In order to remove the stress part from your orthopedic practice, The Coding Institute has Orthopedic Coding Alert for you.
Orthopedic coding is complicated and bears a wider scope than most specialties. Often you have to look beyond bones and muscles and wander into the cardiovascular and nervous system surgery portion of your manuals.
Becoming successful also means you have to be keen on updates — code changes, regulation updates and payer trends. But just when you think you’ve caught up, something has changed again and you’re right where you started.
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- Coding strategies: Reporting multiple fracture repairs? Recast your claims with these tips.
- CPT® 2013 update: 4 new codes upgrade your coding for revision arthroplasty of shoulder and elbow.
- Coding strategies: Take these steps to relieve the pressures of reporting pressure ulcers.
- Coding case: Dig deep to nail the right code for subacromial calcific tendinitis.
- Coding tip: Turn to soft tissue tumor codes for lipoma excisions.
- ICD-10 update: Confirm site before assigning juvenile osteochondritis in ICD-10.
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