Podiatry Coding & Billing Alert
You Be the Coder:
Casting for Club Feet Correction
Published on Mon Dec 02, 2013
Question: When correcting club feet by releasing the Achilles and then applying the cast do we need a 59 modifier to bill both? Would the casting be considered separate treatment since a cast is part of the treatment, not just part of the surgery?
New York Subscriber
Answer: You will not append modifier 59 to report the cast application with the release procedure. The cast is a part of the postoperative dressing and care and is always a part of the Global Service Data Package.
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