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tci Part B Insider - 2013 Issue 43
Part B Coding Coach: Help - Don't Hinder - Your Total Hip Replacement Recording By Following This Expert Advice
Never skip the underlying cause, infections, or dislocations.
If you’re overlooking the underlying cause for the replacement surgery and any infections or dislocations in the replaced hip, then you could be leaving precious dollars your physician ethically deserves on the table.
Read on to gain more insight into how to identify and code these aspects of this common procedure to recoup your full earned reimbursement.
Underlying Cause is Paramount
If you overlook the diagnosis when reporting hip replacements, you’re omitting an important reimbursement component. This is especially so in cases where the hip replacement is being done...
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