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3 FAQs Eliminate Your Diabetic Neuropathy Coding Confusion

Published on Fri Oct 23, 2009

Choosing the right G codes will ensure your timely reimbursement. Capturing payment for routine foot care can be a challenge for podiatry practices -- but if you know the answers to three frequently asked questions (FAQs), you'll take the guesswork out of coding your diabetic neuropathy care claims. Medicare policies covering routine foot care for diabetic patients suffering from peripheral neuropathy with loss of protective sensation (LOPS) have been in force since 2002. Yet many still find the related G codes confusing. Understanding what each of the codes covers and how to use the codes will help you avoid denials and lost reimbursement. Q: Which codes will I use to report podiatry care for diabetic neuropathy patients? Medicare provides routine foot care coverage for diabetic patients diagnosed with sensory neuropathy and LOPS. You will report these services using three HCPCS G codes: • G0245 (Initial physician Evaluation and Management (E/M) of a [...]
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