Policy: Bolster Routine Foot Care Policies With These Medicare Facts
CMS’ rules as other payers often follow suit.
Aging beneficiaries may frequent your practice with a plethora of foot-related issues. However, Medicare’s policies on routine foot care are confusing and nuanced, and that’s why it’s essential that you review the rules to ensure you’re submitting clean claims.
Background: During the recent Virtual HEALTHCON session “Let’s Talk About Feet,” speaker Christopher Chandler, MHA, MBA, CPC, CGSC, technical manager of documentation and coding for Intermountain Healthcare, discussed how to handle routine foot care in your practice.
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