Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Find out why examining various CPT and ICD-9 code options works to your advantage.If you can narrow your coding options by immediately recognizing an os trigonum procedure, then you're in for lesser headaches. All you have to do is be on the lookout for the podiatrist's note of a posterior tibial impingement.These two myths show you how to turn this coding challenge into a success.Myth 1: Reporting Os Trigonum Is As Easy as 1-2-3Reality: Your first real challenge with an os excision procedure involves choosing the right ICD-9 code. Why? Because no specific diagnosis code is intended for os trigonum syndrome, reveals  Richard Odom, DPM, CPC, a podiatrist in Gulf Coast VA Hospital Systemin Mobile, Alabama.Usually, you'd choose between 726.70 (Enthesopathy of ankle and tarsus) or 726.71 (Achilles bursitis or tendonitis). "I would use the ICD-9 code for accessory bone of the foot, which is 872.62 (Open wound of ossicles [...]