Apply These Secrets to Orthopedic Claim Success

When your surgeon combines an open approach with an arthroscopic procedure, you’ll be on top of your game if you’re clear on reporting cases in which just part of the procedure is open approach. Follow our advice on correctly assigning key arthroscopic procedure codes that apply to arthroscopically aided procedures.

Having expert advice like this about the hottest orthopedic topics means you can boost your coding accuracy, decrease denials, and safeguard your payments. That’s why you should keep yourself current with orthopedic audio conferences.

You’ll find such conference topics as:

• CPT® 2013 Update: Find Out How You Will Need to Alter Your Orthopedic Claims Next Year

  If you don’t change the way you report these new and revised orthopedic codes, you could be setting up your claim for a disaster.

• Orthopedic Surgery Coding Guide

  Each surgical specialty has its own tips and rules for coding procedures performed. This audio conference will introduce the ins and outs of orthopedic surgery coding to those of you who may just have begun working with the specialty or clear up some questions for folks that have been doing it for awhile. 

• Writing Effective Orthopedic Appeals

  In this time of billing and coding it is increasingly important that the physician is reimbursed appropriately for all services and procedures performed.  When insurance carriers have not processed claims according to the guidelines it is essential to have the tools to effectively communicate with the insurance carriers for proper reimbursement.
• And More!

Bottom line:  You don't have time to weed through the never-ending onslaught of information about orthopedic coding and coverage, so let us do it for you.