• 1 Make the Switch to 2009 Orthopedic ICD-9 Codes as Easy as 1, 2, 3 -- Here's How

• 2 Be the First to See Orthopedic ICD-9 Codes Under Discussion

• 3 Master Modifier 78 Guidelines to Boost Complication Coding

• 4 Guest Columnist: Beth P. Janeway, CPC, CCS-P, CCP: Ace Orthopedic Anatomy and Watch Your Accuracy Rate Rise

• 5 Reader Questions: Count on 27299 for Hip Decompression

• 6 Reader Questions: Avoid Ganglion Code for Baker's Cyst

• 7 Reader Questions: Require CTS Diagnosis for 354.0

• 8 Reader Questions: Try 11043 for Achilles Tendon Service

• 9 Reader Questions: Break Down Tenotomy Options

• 10 Reader Questions: Add Modifier AS to Assistant's Claim

• 11 Reader Questions: Try 726.4 for This Overuse Injury

• 12 You Be the Coder: Take on TKR With Revision