tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2016 Issue 10

Fracture Care: Don't be Manipulated Into Reporting Just an E/M and Cast Code

Heal your reimbursement with these strategies Choosing the right fracture or dislocation code can be tricky. Knowing how to differentiate between with manipulation and without manipulation can help you file a clean claim the first time. Was Manipulation Involved? CPT® describes fracture care as being either with manipulation or without manipulation. And you need to be careful when deciding how to apply these terms, says Mike Granovsky, MD, CPC, FACEP, President of LogixHealth, a national ED billing and coding company based in Bedford, MA. The first step to choosing the best code to describe your fracture care, is...

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