Orthopedics
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With more and more orthopedic procedures being done on an outpatient basis, proper coding of those procedures is one of the most important elements for today’s ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) to consider. This is especially true in light of the projected changes in procedure coding resulting from implementation of ICD-10. Ambulatory surgery centers have certain procedures that they […]
With the impending switch to ICD-10, orthopedic practices must begin preparing to convert their ICD-9 codes over to ICD-10 if they want to keep their operation running smoothly and profitably with steady management of both patients and data. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has provided some helpful online resources for medical practitioners looking […]
Making sure you get paid on insurance claims is a daunting task for any orthopedic office. There are multiple reasons why claims get denied by insurance companies. Many of them are easy fixes for office personnel, while others require time and attention or expert and detailed review by a certified professional coder. The following are […]
All health care providers are required to move from ICD-9 to ICD-10 sometime after October 1, 2015. ICD-10 will replace and update the current ICD-9 system and has two parts as follows:
Medical practice costs have risen over 50% in the last decade, far outstripping the Consumer Price Index and Medicare payment rates (ama-assn.org.) More specifically, orthopedic practices are facing declines in patient numbers, reimbursements, and elective surgeries (according to beckersorthopedicandspine.com). Physicians are looking for ways to avoid making the difficult choice between reducing their practice costs and […]
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