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Orthopedic Coding Alert
2007 Newsletter
This NPI Flow Chart Help You Find the Way
Orthopedic Coding Alert
This NPI Flow Chart Help You Find the Way
Published on Sat May 19, 2007
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Orthopedic Coding Alert
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Get to know the fracture terms in-depth, and the right diagnosis and procedure codes will [...]
You Be the Coder:
How Should We Determine Dissection Amount for Muscle Biopsies?
Question: How should I determine when to use 20200 (superficial muscle biopsy) rather than 20205 [...]
Reader Questions:
Examine Op Notes to Determine Whether Debridement Is Billable
Question: I can't determine whether it's OK to report a debridement code (11010-11012) with an [...]
Reader Questions:
Nursing Homes Warrant Inpatient Consult Codes
Question: Is a nursing home an -inpatient- setting? Specifically, should I use the inpatient consult [...]
Reader Questions:
Look to Modifier 80 for Assistant Surgeons
Question: Our surgeon performed bilateral total knee arthroplasties. He operated on the left knee with [...]
Banish NPI Hassles With This Expert Advice
Start sharing NPIs now to avoid a crunch later You have new National Provider Identifier [...]
Guest Columnist:
Quinten A. Buechner, MS, MDiv, ACS-FP/GI/PEDS, CPC, CCP, CMSCS: Tackle Your NPI Confusion With Expert Answers
Eliminate problems by following a few easy steps The switch to using National Provider Identifier [...]
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