As a Podiatrist you have probably seen the guy down the street charging $400 cash per treatment for ESWT treatments and thought damn, how does he afford that machine. Also you are probably asking where can a Podiatrist purchase an ESWT machine? Well the answer is simple. The machines just are not that expensive and …
Podiatrist can now purchase ESWT machines for less than $1,500 Read More »
As a Podiatrist or a leader of a Podiatry practice you spend your time and money with Medicare. Medicare is by far the most common insurance Podiatrists deal with. Maybe 50% of all Podiatric reimbursement comes from Medicare. Yet so few Podiatrists and Podiatry practices are extracting maximum value from Medicare. There are few books …
A book to help Podiatrists to help with Medicare reimbursement Read More »
Now for this article I am going to attempt to make it ideal for both a doctor (probably a Podiatrist) or for a patient who wants to know if they can get the orthotics covered. Custom Orthotics are expensive, ranging anywhere from $300-600. In some cases they are more expensive than some minor surgeries, so …
Finding the correct code for gait analysis can be difficult. The one point I want to make is if you are going to bill and code for gait analysis, make sure to document. Listen, you may know how to do it but I suggest you have some sort of reference or use a computer, because …
Listen, payment schedules from Medicare and Blue Cross can vary at times. This can lead to Podiatrists at times being short on funds with not a lot of places to turn. Sometimes you just need a a thousand to a couple thousand to get you through a week or a month. Fortunately there are some …
Recently there has been an uptake in society with increased use of cryptocurrency or Bitcoin. It is only a matter of time until patients start to want to pay for services with Bitcoin or a different cryptocurrency. But how does a Podiatrist accept that and figure out what to charge? It’s not easy. There are …
Where can Podiatrists learn about Cryptocurrency and Bitcoin? Read More »
It’s amazing that for such a complicated procedure such as an ankle fusion how easy it is to code. Basically if you are performing an ankle fusion you use the CPT Code 27870
Billing and Coding an Ankle Arthroplasty revision is actually really simple, which is completely different than how complicated the procedure is. It’s simple: the CTP code for a revision Ankle Arthroplasty is 27703
You are a Podiatrist but like everyone you want to eventually retire. There are many options for how to retire and what type of an account you may want to use. This is one of the best articles I have ever seen about what type of account you want to use when you retire. As …
What is the best type of retirement account for Podiatrists? Read More »
Obviously it’s hard to make minute by minute decisions if you are a Podiatrist and busy with patients. In other words it’s hard to do it on your own. But if you were to get with a company that taught you how to day trade and guided you through the process that might help. So, …
