Orthopedic Coding Alert
ICD-9/ICD-10 Crosswalk
Published on Wed Aug 10, 2011
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Orthopedic Coding Alert
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Solve Pilon Fracture Puzzles with These Tips
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- ICD-10 Update:
Lower Back Pain Dx Gets More Specific in 2013
Make sure you know the laterality with ICD-10. Non-remitting backache is a common complaint for [...] - Coding Tips:
Bone Biopsy Strategies Help You Collect Deserved Payment
Clue: Biopsy depth helps point you to the correct code. If bone biopsy coding trips [...] - You Be the Coder:
Determine PEEK Cage Levels
Question: How do you code when the surgeon did corpectomies at C4 and C5, fusion(s) [...] - Reader Question:
Select Appropriately for Spinal Instrumentation
Question: For a child with congenital scoliosis, our surgeon performed growth rod revision and reinsertion [...] - Reader Question:
Never Miss the Repeat X-ray
Question: An X-ray was taken after manipulation; the surgeon was not happy with the reduction [...] - Reader Question:
Report Rotator Cup Open Repair
Question: Which is the correct code(s) for the procedure described below: "Arthroscopy in the right [...] - Reader Question:
Use Distinct Codes for Stimulator Removal
Question: The patient had spinal surgery in the past and then had a stimulator implanted [...]
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