PRINCESS PADILLA CCS CPC CANPC COSC

ORTHOPEDIC CODING

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

•KNOW THE ANATOMIC SITE• Distal• Proximal• Shaft • Lateral Epicondyle

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• KNOW THE CONDITION• Nonunion Bone• Ruptured Tendon• Osteomyelitis• Developmental

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• KNOW THE SURGICAL APPROACH

• Arthroscopy• ORIF• Percutaneous

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• KNOW THE TYPE OF PROCEDURE

PERFORMED• Arthrodesis• Reconstruction• Hemiarthroplasty• Arthroplasty

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

KNOW YOUR EDITS / GLOBAL SERVICE DATA

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

KNOW YOUR EDITS

• http://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Coding/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/index.html?redirect=/NationalCorrectCodInitEd/NCCIEP/list.asp

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

•KNOW YOUR APPLICABLE MODIFIERS

•22; 50; 51; 76; 77•LEFT/ RIGHT•FINGERS – F1 F2 F3 •TOES – T1 T2 T3

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

USAGE OF UNLISTED CODES

• SPECIAL REPORT

• COMPARISON CODE WITH SUGGESTED RELATIVE VALUE UNIT

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• 2012 Orthopedic Changes • http://

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DosqbEy8ecY&feature=player_detailpage

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• Total Hip Arthroplasty

• http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=DosqbEy8ecY

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• RESOURCES• http://www.wheelessonline.com/ortho/• YOUTUBE • http://www.youtube.com/watch?

feature=player_detailpage&v=HU1aJe72rEk

• CODING ALERT SUBSCRIPTION• AAPC CODING EDGE• WEBINAR• CONFERENCES

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

•SHOULDER CASE•HAND CASE•HIP CASE •KNEE CASE

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

DRESS WITH

INTEGRITY

STEPS TO ORTHOPEDIC CODING

• CPT 2012• Principles of CPT Coding --- AMA 6th Edition• YouTuBe • ENCODERPRO• CODECORRECT• BCBS WEBSITE TOOL• NuclesAnimation – Nucleus Medical Art