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3 Tips to Improve Selective Vascular Cath Coding
Don't risk losing up to $315 that Medicare allots for PV studies
You know you can't report nonselective catheter placement with selective placement from the same access site but which codes should you report if the physician inserts the catheter selectiv...
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Only by sourcing medical equipment that is directly fitted to meet their body’s unique physiological needs can those who are suffering from conditions such as arch pain, tendonitis, shin splints, flat feet, calluses, corns, bunions, hammer-toes and crampi...
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Vibram's FiveFingers Sneakers - Not Just Yet another Pair of Martial Art Footwear
And now we have a shoe (?) that delivers the very same style of toe individuality for all those outside barefoot enthusiasts from the starting fitness jogger, to the beach runner, to the adventurous, let it all hang out, rock climber.So what do these Five...
Podiatry coding: New codes for diabetic foot ulcer treatment
We all know this year CPT introduced 200 new codes to help you code more accurately than ever. For your podiatry practice, the big change trains eyes on a couple of new codes to code diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving tissue cultured skin substitutes...
Support Hose Provide Medical and Cosmetic Benefits
Support hose are also known as surgical stockings or compression hosiery. They are socks or stockings that employ specialized, high-tensile elastics to sheath the lower extremities in such a way as to promote optimal blood circulation through the veins of...
CPT 2011 Brings Two New Codes for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment
This year, CPT comes with two new codes to report diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving tissue cultured skin substitutes to the lower extremity - G0440-G0441. You will have to use temporary G codes when reporting diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving ...
Sciatica and Chiropractic - The Perfect Combination
As a Hayden chiropractor, I see many people who suffer from a common complaint called Sciatica. This is a generic term which refers to the unpleasant sensation that can radiate from the lower back and buttock region, down the leg. Extreme cases may radia...
37228-+37235: Four Steps to get TP trunk Services Pay
With a new section for endovascular revascularization in this year's CPT, you'll need to ensure your practice is up to date while billing for tibial/peroneal revascularization services.
Remember initial/additional designation
CPT 2011 divides the just...
Mark your guidelines now as 93268-93272 call for attended surveillance
In addition, 93923 replaces 93922 in a key parenthetical note, and your index requires an update too.
If you have been thinking why your CPT manual's atherectomy index entry does not point out your percutaneous choices, you have got a good eye.
The ...
2011 Cpt Updates: Get The Payments For Femoral/Popliteal Revascularization
You shouldn't miss the 'single vessel' exception. See to it that your surgery practice is all geared up to implement the overhaul of endovascular revascularization coding. CPT 2011 adds news codes for lower extremity endovascular revascularization, ...
CPT 2011: Femoral/Popliteal Coding Options
This time CPT 2011 adds new codes for lower extremity endovascular revascularization covering angioplasty, atherectomy, and stenting.
Here we'll take a look at the femoral/popliteal codes 37224-37227.
Master the single code approach for fem/pop cod...
Barefoot Running - A Medical Perspective on Free Running and Barefoot Shoes
Excessive pronation has often been associated as a predisposing factor for several lower extremity overuse injuries. Research has investigated the causes of these injuries and their association with various degrees of pronation, finding a positive correla...
93922: There Are Special Rules for Unilateral Exams
Puzzled by the 2011 guidelines for 93922-93923? Not sure when to report 93922-52?
Don't be. Read on and know how you should go about it: You should report 93922-52 (Limited bilateral noninvasive physiologic studies of upper or lower extremity arteries …...
These are What you Call Casts
In olden times, splints were used to heal broken bones or fractures. Splints were hard strip fixed alongside the length of a bone. History shows that splints were made of wood or bamboo.
The way of healing fractures by using a cast or hard bandages was...