Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
ICD-10: Get Ready to Choose Between 2 Achilles Tendon Tear Codes in 2013
New sprain codes are both described as "unspecified." Find out what clues to look for. You can use new ultrasound test codes 76881 (Ultrasound, extremity, nonvascular, real-time with image documentation; complete) and 76882 (Ultrasound, extremity, nonvascular, realtime with image documentation; limited, anatomic specific) to diagnose Achilles tendon tear. For an Achilles tendon tear that resulted from a traumatic event (such as coming down from a jump shot in basketball), you should report 845.09 (Sprains and strains of ankle and foot; ankle; other). Effective October 2013, ICD-9 845.09 expands into two ICD-10 codes: S86.019A (Strain of unspecified Achilles tendon, initial encounter) and S93.499A (Sprain of other ligament of unspecified ankle, initial encounter). ICD difference: Coder tips:
Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
- CCI Edits:
CCI 17.0: Don't Overlook Deletions, Switched Pairs in 2011
Edits affecting podiatry generally involve debridement and ultrasound.When you're reviewing this year's first serving of [...] - ICD-10:
ICD-10: Get Ready to Choose Between 2 Achilles Tendon Tear Codes in 2013
New sprain codes are both described as "unspecified." Find out what clues to look for.You [...] - Application of Casts and Strapping:
29000-29799: Adjust Your Splint/Strap Coding Depending on Purpose
Which procedure binds together? Which one functions as support?When you come face to face with [...] - Modifier:
Modifiers 50, LT, RT: Get Your Bilateral Service Coding On The Right Track
For clues, look to the numerical indicator in Column T of the fee schedule.Deciding when [...] - You Be the Coder:
11750 Answers Your Ingrown Toenail Removal Coding Quest
Question: A patient presents for a follow-up of an ingrown toenail. The podiatrist finds that [...] - Reader Questions:
Use 99354, 99355 for Extra Time Low-Level E/M
Question: My podiatrist spent about 70 minutes on an evaluation with a patient. What E/M [...] - Reader Questions; Target 728.71 When Coding for Plantar Fasciitis Heel Pain
Question: What is plantar fasciitis heel pain and what ICD-9 code should I use to [...] - Reader Questions:
Don't Let Payer Deny Your G0247 Claim
Question: My podiatrist sees a new patient suffering from peripheral neuropathy with LOPS. The patient [...] - Reader Questions:
Meet 2 out of 3 Components for 99212
Question: An established patient presented to the office with ankle tendonitis. The podiatrist conducted a [...] - Reader Questions:
Match Fixation of Little Toe Phalanx With 28525
Question: I can't find the CPT for percutaneous pinning of the phalanx of the little [...] - Reader Questions:
28200 Makes Coding for Ankle Tendon Repair Easy
Question: What CPT should I use for peroneus brevis tendon exploration and repair on the [...] - Reader Questions:
Be Ready To Tell Incision From Excision When Coding Fasciotomy
Question: I received an op note from my podiatrist, supposedly for a plantar fasciectomy for [...]
