2009 Orthopedic Surgery Coder's Survival Guide

Boost your accuracy rate with this guide - exclusively for orthopedic surgery coders.

Make sure you're on top of your coding game with The Coding Institute's 2009 Orthopedic Surgery Coder's Survival Guide, an easy-to-read how-to manual tailored specifically to help you select the appropriate orthopedic code every time. Each chapter is packed with practical tips, strategies, and tricks of the trade that you can try immediately to benefit your practice.

This must-have guide breaks down and discusses your most frequently performed orthopedic services to insurance carriers — specifically Medicare Part B — and outlines all the steps you should take to report them accurately.

Here are just a few of the topics you'll learn about:

• Are you up-to-date with the new ICD-9 codes for 2009? Make sure you're using the latest diagnosis codes for soft-tissue disorders, osteoporosis, and more.
• CPT 2009 won't relieve the need for frequent unlisted coding, so here's what you should do.
• The fact that arthroscopic ACL surgery is common doesn't mean reporting the procedure is straightforward. Scope out these can't-miss tips for ACL coding.
• Having trouble distinguishing bimalleolar and trimalleolar fractures? We've got the cure.
• Arthroscopic and open procedures for one RCR patient? There's more to coding these than you think.
• Avoid common traumatic hip dislocation coding pitfalls by highlighting certain elements: anesthesia, trauma, and fracture to name a few.
• You've got your work cut out for you when your orthopedic surgeon decides a patient with an elbow sprain needs surgery. But once you distinguish between 1) repair and reconstruction and 2) lateral and medial collateral ligaments, we show you how coding is a cinch.
• Our step-by-step arthrodesis guide takes you from interspace reporting rules to can't miss 22800-22812 exceptions.
• And much more!

2009 Orthopedic Coding Kit

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Purchase Now! Select items below and click BUY NOW to continue: Item Price Quantity 2009 Orthopedic Surgery Coder's Survival Guide - PDF (You will receive instructions by email on how to download PDF when available) $79.00* 2009 Orthopedic Surgery Coder's Survival Guide - Print $89.00* 2009 Orthopedic Coding Kit - PDF (You will receive instructions by email on how to download PDF when available) $199.00 2009 Orthopedic Coding Kit - Print $209.00 *Survival Guide available January 2009.