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Orthopedic Coding for the Masses

An article in Healthcare Business Monthly prompts further discussion as guidance is applied to orthopedic coding. I was quite inspired by the article “Lesions, Masses and Tumors, Oh My!” (October, pages 30-32) by Winda Hampton, RHIA, CPMA, CCS-P. She brings to light some important points in the quest for clarification of what clinical terminology physicians […]

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Get a Global Perspective on Orthopedic Fracture Care Coding

Help physicians and patients understand exactly what it all means. One of the most asked questions coders get from patients at an orthopedic practice is: “Why is there a surgical code on my bill for an office visit?” It’s a valid question coming from a patient who was seen in the clinic, treated for a […]

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CPC with Orthopedic – Radiology – Interventional Radiology – Seeking Remote Position

Accomplished, well-rounded coding/billing professional seeking an employment position in Healthcare remote office setting. Self-motivated, innovative, and hard-working individual. Dependable, with a genuine interest for medical coding.

Software: EPIC, Imagine, Optum, NextGen, Meditech, Epremis, TruCode, SuperCoder, Healthland, GE Centricity, MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Access, PowerPoint)

Salem Radiology Consultants 2018 – Present
Certified Coder
Assigned ICD 10, CPT, and HCPC codes to all billable visits (Interventional and Diagnostic Imaging).
Reviewed clinical documentation for completeness and billable to insurance. Assisted the accounts receivable with claim denials and CCI edits.

Diagnostic Imaging Associates 2016 – 2018
Certified Coder and Trainer
Assigned ICD 10, CPT, and HCPC codes to all billable visits (Interventional and Diagnostic Imaging)
Trained and mentored prospective coders to the radiology coding practice.
Reviewed clinical documentation for completeness and billable to insurance.
Assisted the accounts receivable with claim denials and CCI edits.
Communicated and educated the providers regarding coding rules and documentation issues.

Hope Orthopedics 2014 – 2016
Coding Specialist
Assigned ICD 10, CPT, and HCPC codes to all billable visits (office visits, ED visits, consults, outpatient procedures, etc.)
Reviewed clinical documentation for completeness and billable to insurance.
Assisted the accounts receivable with claim denials and CCI edits.
Communicated and educated the providers regarding coding rules and documentation issues. In-house consultant for the orthopedic group for the ICD-10 change over

Samaritan Health Services 2011 – 2014
Charge Master HIM Coder/Analyst (CDM)
Assigned ICD 10, CPT, and HCPC codes to all billable visits (office visits, ED visits, consults, outpatient procedures, etc.)
Reviewed clinical documentation for completeness and billable to insurance.
Assisted the accounts receivable with claim denials and CCI edits.
Monitor unbilled accounts and report for outstanding and/or un-coded discharges to reduce AR days.
Abstracts pertinent information form patient records for coding/billing purposes.
Liaison between Application Coordinators and Medical Records for charge issue database.
Verified requested charge issues, CPT codes, and patient information before submitting to processing.

Certifications
Chemeketa Community College:

Medical Coding and Billing
Certificate

6/11 Dean’s List
(GPA 3.84)

Health Information Tech.
Certificate

6/11 Dean’s List
(GPA 3.84)

Western Oregon University:

Bachelor of Science in Health Education 2001

Relevant Course:

ICD-10 CM Coding/Reimbursement
CPT-IV Coding/Reimbursement
Advanced CPT- IV Coding
Advanced ICD-10-CM Coding
Medical Terminology
Human Diseases
Health Information Systems
Medical Insurance Billing
Medical Law and Ethics

Medical Billing and Coding Forum

Wiki subsequent orthopedic inpatient visits, i. 99231, 99232

I am an orthopedic coder needing some clarification. A patient is initially seen in the ED with a femoral neck fracture and the ED provider is requesting Ortho consultation; a hospitalist accepts them as an admit. The Ortho provider consults and determines that the patient needs to be taken to the OR for a hemi/total arthroplasty, he also reviews labs done and reports patients INR is too high to safely take patient to surgery. The Ortho provider see’s the patient for another 3 subsequent inpatient visits monitoring the patients INR and providing Vitamin K and managing this patient with another hospitalist/cardiologist in consultation as well. Can we bill those subsequent visits after the decision for surgery was made on his initial consultation? If the orthopedic provider was not providing any care regarding his INR except for coming in to the patients room and reviewing labs and the patient, would we be able to in that circumstance? We don’t do much inpatient visits in Orthopedics so I cant say Im definitively comfortable in this situation.

thanks for the help in advance

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Kentucky Orthopedic Society

Do any of my fellow ortho Kentucky coders know what has happened with Ky Orthopedic Society? There was an annual coding workshop put on each year and someone from Karen Zupko would be there. I was communicating with the lady who ran the society in the spring and she was getting the workshop together and then communication stopped and the webpage no longer exists????

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Orthopedic SX

Hello all…I’m new to orthopedic sx and have a quick question that I hope to get help with. I’m needing to know the correct codes and modifiers we should use when procedures performed are:

L. Knee manipulation
L. Knee arthroscopic lysis of adhesions
L. Knee arthroscopic chondroplasty of the medial and patellafemoral compartments
L. Knee arthroscopic synovectomy of 2 plus major compartments

DX:
L. Knee stiffness and adhesions following prior anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction in an outside hospital.

Thank you so much in advance for any insight.

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