Say for instance the podiatrist carries out closed treatment on a fractured fibula: if she uses manipulation, the service will fetch you about $119 more than a non manipulation encounter. But then you should think about several factors before you decide a manipulation warrants the treatment. Equip yourself with these three tips and get started:
You cannot support your claim if you have no idea about what manipulation is. It involves reduction or attempted reduction of the fracture or dislocation.
Podiatrists would normally carry out a 'closed' manipulation, which occurs when the physician is repositioning or relocating a displaced closed fracture back to the correct anatomical position without surgically opening it. Nonetheless, there is such a thing as "open" manipulation.
If you depend on physician's notes to give evidence of manipulation, you have a chance of being misled.
Here's why: The word 'manipulation' does not make its way into physician encounter notes regularly.
Typically, what you should look for is the term 'closed reduction', which is used for non-operative treatment of fractures that are treated without surgery. Other terms that might help identify a manipulation procedure include 'reduce', 'align' and 'reset'.
Only when you learn to read your physician's notes between the lines will you be able to tell a manipulative treatment from a non-manipulative one.
Source URL :- http://www.supercoder.com/coding-newsletters/my-podiatry-coding-alert/fracture-care-manipulative-fracture-care-attracts-hundred-dollar-profit-difference-article
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