Medicare has begun testing its bundled payment model for hip and knee replacement in 67 metropolitan areas across the nation. This will make orthopedics medical coding even more challenging for hospitals and orthopedic practices. Hip and knee replacements are the most...
Modifier 24 (Unrelated evaluation and management service by the same physician during a postoperative period) is to be used to report an unrelated E/M (evaluation and management) service during the global period of a previous procedure. The expression “same...