Orthopedic Billing – All You Wanted To Know!
Did you know that 35% of the claims made in Orthopedic surgery are incorrect, and 25% of them get rejected? If you ask an orthopedic medical professional, they will tell you that orthopedic coding and billing are tedious and, in medical schools, they aren’t taught very well. However, when practice starts in real life, it is essential to get knowledge for getting paid for the services provided while dealing with the following complexities. Orthopedic Billing Complexities The new ICD-10 has revised 134 codes, deleted 143, and added 264 new codes in orthopedic coding. Furthermore, the introduction of modifiers like XU, XE, XP, and XS is quite pathbreaking in the field, accompanied by the new rules for modifier 59 . All these recent changes and the existing coding and billing practices in Orthopedic make the process quite complex. As a result, the Orthopedic biller and coder need to document the treatment carefully and ensure proper codes are used and charges are placed for the...