All, I am a nurse life care planner who joined AAPC because I so often have the devil's own time getting codes from billing offices. 
Hard to believe, eh? When pricing out items I need as comprehensive information as possible, and that means all codes associated with a procedure (hospital, preop, office visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, postop inpt and outpt rehab...) So I come to you for help today to get as much info as possible on total hip replacement and total knee replacement, assuming both will be open procedures. I know this is a lot to ask, but I am deeply appreciative of all you do, and any help you can give me will be put to good use.
Hard to believe, eh? When pricing out items I need as comprehensive information as possible, and that means all codes associated with a procedure (hospital, preop, office visits, diagnostics, anesthesia, postop inpt and outpt rehab...) So I come to you for help today to get as much info as possible on total hip replacement and total knee replacement, assuming both will be open procedures. I know this is a lot to ask, but I am deeply appreciative of all you do, and any help you can give me will be put to good use.