Vol. X, No. 9Archive > September, 2009

Coding & Billing

Mastering Podiatry Coding

Lolita Jones, RHIA, CCS

To properly assign CPT codes to podiatry cases, coding specialists must first understand the anatomy of the foot, because many of the CPT codes specify the anatomical location of the foot in the code description.

 
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