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Orthopedic Coding Alert

Fill in the Blanks to Boost Your Unlisted Procedure Pay

Published on Tue Oct 19, 2010

Get your surgeon's John Hancock to put your best foot forward When you-re reporting ACL thermal shrinkage or any of the other numerous orthopedic procedures requiring an unlisted procedure code, you need a letter that's brief but jam-packed with crucial information for your payer. Try this: Create your own letter using this template from orthopedic coding expert Annette Grady, CPC-Ortho, CPC-H, CPC-I, CPC-P, CCS-P, PCS, FCS, senior orthopedic compliance auditor with The Coding Network and coding consultant.
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