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    Wiki left femoral revision total hip arthroplasty using cerclage cable

    patient has hip Vancouver B2 periprosthetic fracture Dr. says this is procedure left femoral revision total hip arthroplasty using cerclage cable 27236?
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    Wiki MEDICARE INPATIENT ONLY LIST

    IF A PATIENT IS COMMERICIAL INSURANCE PRIMARY AND MEDICARE SECONDARY AND IS HAVING A SURGERY ON THE INPATIENT ONLY LIST, WILL MEDICARE STILL PAY AS SECONDARY SINCE COMMERICAL WON'T APPROVE IT AS INPATIENT?
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    Wiki CODING

    Help! Can you bill 13121 with 27486? or is it included?
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    Wiki Surgery coding question

    patient was scheduled for total knee replacement, during surgery they noticed a femur fracture says intraoperative femur fracture causing conversion to a mega prosthesis, I'm thinking 27447 with a 22 mod----thoughts?
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    Wiki pre op billing

    New to pre-op billing. Have a couple questions. 1. does insurance pay for screening EKG's? 2. what about xrays
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    Wiki surgical wound

    Dr did mass excision on foot, came back to do skin graft, anthem paid skin graft with dx S913.02 but denied the 11042 and 11045 stating invalid dx. What dx should i use for the debridement that was done to prepare the sight for the skin graft?
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    Wiki pre op billing

    i work for an orthopedic surgeon, he often send people for pre op clearance Dr. wants to get in house internist to do pre-op clearance, he will be under the same TIN as the surgeon, can we bill for his services?
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    Wiki hip revision and hip abductor repair

    Dr did 27134 and hip abductor repair 27299, they are bundling code and Dr. feels it should be separately payable, thoughts?
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    Wiki excision of sacrum

    please help!!! need cpt for excision of sacrum due to osteomyelitis
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    Wiki medicaid billing

    have a patient scheduled with uhc primary and medicaid secondary, we are non par with medicaid, can we bill patient secondary? Indiana Medicaid
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    Wiki medicare advantage billing

    does anyone in orthopedics know about medicare advantage plans allowing total joint replacements outpatient?
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    Wiki cast ?

    we are billing 29425 RT and LT and getting denied by medicare that they don't allow this frequency, should we be using a 50 mod
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    Wiki cast question

    we are billing 29425 RT and LT and getting denied by medicare that they don't allow this frequency, should we be using a 50 mod?
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    Wiki extensor mechanism repair

    He is talking about the extensor mechanism reconstruction using mesh.
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    Wiki extensor mechanism repair

    looking for thoughts on coding this, our doc has us use 27599 and sending a letter written by him with it, he doesn't feel there is a code that represents the work and time spent during this procedure. Thoughts?
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