Your orthopedist injects both of a patient’s wrists to treat carpal tunnel syndrome. Should you just file 20526 with modifier 50 appended and forget about it?
Not so fast: If the physician injects both the patient’s wrists to treat CTS, you will ty…
Remember ligament repair abbreviations to simplify elbow ligament surgeries.
Baseball players are gearing up for the season, which means your orthopedist could see a sudden increase in elbow ligament injuries. If conservative therapies fail to help torn medial (841.1) or…
Don’t let ‘unplanned’ lead to ‘unpaid.’
The next time a patient takes an extra trip to the operating room, don’t let the added service throw your coding off track. Keep these tips in mind to know when to assign modifier 78 – or something else.
Check for Surprise Versus Planned
Two modifiers pertain to follow-up trips to the […]
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