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I am not an expert but I will provide links to experts on ingrown toenail billing: This explains how to bill a simple ingrown toenail removal or if you do more than one 11730 or 2: https://www.aapc.com/MemberArea/forums/showthread.php?t=40235 11765 Wedge excision of a skin fold question answered: http://medicalassociationofbillers.yuku.com/topic/9073/Coding-for-ingrown-toenail#.UbXVJByHB8M Remember no modifieds are neccessary with the 11732 …

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Orthotic billing is a pain but also a crucial part of many podiatric practices.  This article answers many of the questions Podiatrists have about orthotic billing.  I have provided links in most cases: Great article summarizing billing for orthotics in Podiatry Today.  Covers mostly everything: http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/8593 A list of the codes that can be used …

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Podiatrists and wound care centers are becoming very common below I provide a list of resources on how to bill for a Podiatrist at a wound care center. Nice article that sums up Podiatry Wound care billing from Podiatry Today: http://www.podiatrytoday.com/pertinent-insights-coding-wound-care How to bill E and M codes from a wound care center http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=76843 Wound Care billing Guidelines from Medicare: http://downloads.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/lcd_attachments/28572_20/L28572_GSURG051_CBG_010111.pdf How…

Here is a link to a Medicare presentation on billing Diabetic shoes:  http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/MedicarePodiatryServicesSE_FactSheet.pdf Two blogs from Podiatry Today on how to bill Diabetic shoes: http://www.podiatrytoday.com/secrets-billing-diabetic-shoes http://www.podiatrytoday.com/article/4623 How to bill Diabetic Shoes at a Skilled Nursing Facility: http://medicalassociationofbillers.yuku.com/topic/8505/Diabetic-shoes-for-patient-at-a-Skilled-Nursing-Facility#.UTa0JhxEE-Q How to post the modifiers when billing diabetic shoes:http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=25529 An article in Lower Extremity Review on making sure …

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Answering what kind of E and M Codeshould be used for a Podiatric encounter in a Nursing Home (99307 not 99304): http://medicalassociationofbillers.yuku.com/topic/4959#.USvOSRxEE-Q How to code place of service in Podiatric Nursing Home treatments if the Podiatrist does not have a physical office: http://medicalassociationofbillers.yuku.com/topic/9292/Podiatry-Billing-for-nursing-home-visits#.USvOuRxEE-Q How to bill Diabetic Shoes dispensing at Skilled Nursing Facilities: http://medicalassociationofbillers.yuku.com/topic/8505/Diabetic-shoes-for-patient-at-a-Skilled-Nursing-Facility#.USvPNhxEE-Q http://codapedia.com/article_137_Subsequent-nursing-facility-visits.cfm If you have specific question the Medical Association of …

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AAPC answers a question on using -59 modifier to bill both Callous and Nail Debridement: http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=32594 The question on how to bill Nail debridement and Callous debridement as a non bundled procedure using a Q code and -59 modified http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=75222 Presentation from Medicare on billing callouses: http://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/downloads/MedicarePodiatryServicesSE_FactSheet.pdf Billing Guide from CMS on how to bill …

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How to bill a plantar fascial release is answered here:http://www.aapc.com/memberarea/forums/showthread.php?t=13736  Article on Medicare about billing injections for plantar fascitis and Neuromas: http://downloads.cms.gov/medicare-coverage-database/lcd_attachments/30153_18/L30153_MS007_CBG_010112.pdf Article on Super Coder about billing for all things Plantar Fasciitis,  You do not have to become a member to read all of it: http://codingnews.inhealthcare.com/hot-coding-topics/build-a-firm-foundation-for-plantar-fasciitis-coding/ Article on billing plantar fasciitis strapping codes, discusses low dyes with Plantar Fasciitis: http://www.theratape.com/education-center/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SpiderTech_Billing_Codes_Guide.pdf Article on how …

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Article in Podiatry Today with Key info on billing bunions: http://www.podiatrytoday.com/key-pearls-on-coding-for-bunionectomies A chart that pairs the bunion procedure with the billing code that goes with it: http://www2.aaos.org/bulletin/aug02/cod.htm A course on Advance CPT for Bunion coding: http://www.ezmeded.com/pdf%20files/onsite%20training/bunionectomy.pdf This is a nice article on billing not just the bunion surgery but also how to bill bunions pre …

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I was thinking of writing something on this topic but this is far superior than anything I could do.  Here is the link: http://www.podiatrytoday.com/does-your-practice-need-billing-service