Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert

Hint: Know where Medicare stands with routine foot care services.

For several months, you’ve been dealing with major coding changes the New Year ushered in for your podiatry practice. Let’s test your knowledge to make sure your coding continues to stay on track throughout the rest of the year.

Take our quiz to see how you score and safeguard your reimbursements.

Question 1: True or False? Medicare identifies certain procedures as routine foot care and will not cover those services, unless the podiatrist performs them along with certain vascular, metabolic, or neurologic diseases.

Question 2: What are the two new bunion codes CPT^® 2017 introduced?

Question 3: Which codes would you report if your podiatrist treats a patient for flat feet?