Vol. X, No. 3Archive > March, 2009
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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