Gain insight on the most pertinent issues impacting podiatry billing and understand correct diagnosis and procedural coding for this specialty. Medicare and other payers have specific policies related to nail debridement, treatment of corns and calluses, flat foot, and bunions, just to name a few conditions. Requirements can change frequently, so staying current with code updates, coding guidelines, and payer policies is critical.
Learn when the patient will be responsible for services, and what the medical necessity and documentation requirements are in order to effectively pass an audit by CMS or a commercial carrier. If the patient does not meet the medical necessity requirements, successfully working with the patient on payment of these services is essential for maintaining a profitable practice.
Highlights
- Know when the Q modifiers need to be added to procedures related to foot care
- How to obtain the appropriate treating physician information and report it on Podiatry claims
- Looking at the payable diagnosis(es) codes for podiatry services
- Coding for custom inserts for diabetic patients
- Routine office procedures performed in foot care
- Reimbursement for flat foot
- Diabetic shoes
- 2024 CPT update for Bunionectomy
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Lynn Anderanin
CPC, CPB, CPMA, CPPM, CPC-I, COSC
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Lynn is the Sr. Coding Educator for Healthcare Information Services, a revenue cycle management and consulting service in the Chicagoland area. Prior to relocating to Chicago, Lynn was the Billing Office Manager and surgical coder for Hand Surgery Associates, now Michigan Surgery Specialists in the Detroit Area. She has over 39 years of experience in all areas of the physician practice including Practice Administrator, Billing Manager, and Director of Operations. Her experience is primarily in the specialties of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Hematology/Oncology. She has been a speaker for many conferences, including the AAPC National Conferences and Workshops, Community Colleges, Audio Conferences, Certification classes, and Webinars. Lynn became a CPC in 1993, a Certified Instructor in 2002, a Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder in 2009, an examination in which she participated in creating. She passed the Certified Practice Manager exam in 2015, the Certified Medical Auditor exam in 2016, and the Certified Professional Biller exam in 2021. Lynn is the founder of the first local chapter of the AAPC in Chicago, which is now 25 years old, and a former member of the AAPC National Advisory Board as well as several other committees for the AAPC.
Participants will be informed of the most up-to-date codes and requirements for proper billing of healthcare claims for podiatry services.
No prerequesites required.
Self-paced online program includes unlimited review of previously recorded instruction and the downloadable PowerPoint handout for 6 months.
"It was very informative for our podiatry coders. Lots of useful information was obtained."
"Excellent content. It covered topics I may not see in my current clinical setting."
"Good information; very helpful and informative."
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