Orthopedic Coding Alert

Equip yourself with new codes and revisionsWith the 2012 codes being applicable, you will need to know the new and the revised codes to ensure you report correct and earn your deserved payment. You will need to be specifically careful in reporting the procedures and practices that have revised or new codes. Some of the new codes include those for palmar enzyme injections, lumbar arthrodesis, and limb compression. Report Enzyme Injection in PalmCPT® introduces a new code for palmar enzyme injections. Your surgeon may report a painless thickening and contracture of tissues beneath the skin in the palmar surface of the hands and fingers. Not all fingers may be involved. In addition your surgeon may document that the finger(s) were bent due to contraction of the skin and underlying tissues. This condition is called Dupuytren's contracture. The cause of the contraction is not usually known. "A non-operative option to treat [...]