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Archive > March, 2009 Vol. X, No. 3

Coding & Billing

Getting Reimbursed for Shoulder Scopes

Cristina Bentin, CCS-P, CPC-H, CMA

Reimbursements for orthopedic surgeries under the Medicare ASC payment system are on the rise. But if you don't accurately report and code these cases, you won't receive the maximum reimbursement. This is particularly true, I've found, of common shoulder cases. Let's review a few of those procedures that, if coded improperly, could mean you're leaving money on the table.

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