Articles, tagged with "lower extremity", page 1

Get Comprehensive Care For Pain Management From Los Angeles Back Pain Doctor

Los Angeles back pain doctor are highly qualified specialists who offer the most advanced options and techniques in diagnosing, treating, relieving, and managing pain for the patients. They create a healthier and more pleasant quality of life for them. ... Read >
Author: CraigeJones

Vibram's FiveFingers Sneakers - Not Just Yet another Pair of Martial Art Footwear

And now we have a shoe (?) that delivers the very same style of toe individuality for all those outside barefoot enthusiasts from the starting fitness jogger, to the beach runner, to the adventurous, let it all hang out, rock climber.So what do these Five... Read >
Author: Erwin Jimenez

Podiatry coding: New codes for diabetic foot ulcer treatment

We all know this year CPT introduced 200 new codes to help you code more accurately than ever. For your podiatry practice, the big change trains eyes on a couple of new codes to code diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving tissue cultured skin substitutes... Read >
Author: erin

Support Hose Provide Medical and Cosmetic Benefits

Support hose are also known as surgical stockings or compression hosiery. They are socks or stockings that employ specialized, high-tensile elastics to sheath the lower extremities in such a way as to promote optimal blood circulation through the veins of... Read >
Author: Art Jones

CPT 2011 Brings Two New Codes for Diabetic Foot Ulcer Treatment

This year, CPT comes with two new codes to report diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving tissue cultured skin substitutes to the lower extremity - G0440-G0441. You will have to use temporary G codes when reporting diabetic foot ulcer treatment involving ... Read >
Author: James Smith

Sciatica and Chiropractic - The Perfect Combination

As a Hayden chiropractor, I see many people who suffer from a common complaint called Sciatica. This is a generic term which refers to the unpleasant sensation that can radiate from the lower back and buttock region, down the leg. Extreme cases may radia... Read >
Author: Kevin Marsh DC

37228-+37235: Four Steps to get TP trunk Services Pay

With a new section for endovascular revascularization in this year's CPT, you'll need to ensure your practice is up to date while billing for tibial/peroneal revascularization services. Remember initial/additional designation CPT 2011 divides the just... Read >
Author: James Smith

Mark your guidelines now as 93268-93272 call for attended surveillance

In addition, 93923 replaces 93922 in a key parenthetical note, and your index requires an update too. If you have been thinking why your CPT manual's atherectomy index entry does not point out your percutaneous choices, you have got a good eye. The ... Read >
Author: James Smith

2011 Cpt Updates: Get The Payments For Femoral/Popliteal Revascularization

You shouldn't miss the 'single vessel' exception. See to it that your surgery practice is all geared up to implement the overhaul of endovascular revascularization coding. CPT 2011 adds news codes for lower extremity endovascular revascularization, ... Read >
Author: James Smith

CPT 2011: Femoral/Popliteal Coding Options

This time CPT 2011 adds new codes for lower extremity endovascular revascularization covering angioplasty, atherectomy, and stenting. Here we'll take a look at the femoral/popliteal codes 37224-37227. Master the single code approach for fem/pop cod... Read >
Author: James Smith

Barefoot Running - A Medical Perspective on Free Running and Barefoot Shoes

Excessive pronation has often been associated as a predisposing factor for several lower extremity overuse injuries. Research has investigated the causes of these injuries and their association with various degrees of pronation, finding a positive correla... Read >
Author: HealthGuru

93922: There Are Special Rules for Unilateral Exams

Puzzled by the 2011 guidelines for 93922-93923? Not sure when to report 93922-52? Don't be. Read on and know how you should go about it: You should report 93922-52 (Limited bilateral noninvasive physiologic studies of upper or lower extremity arteries …... Read >
Author: James Smith

These are What you Call Casts

In olden times, splints were used to heal broken bones or fractures. Splints were hard strip fixed alongside the length of a bone. History shows that splints were made of wood or bamboo. The way of healing fractures by using a cast or hard bandages was... Read >
Author: Gregferguson

Cauda Equina Symptoms

Copyright (c) 2011 Julie Glynn If you believe that you might be suffering from Cauda Equina Syndrome, what are the main symptoms? Read this guide to find out about the major symptoms of Cauda Equina Syndrome. The Main Symptoms Of Cauda Equina Syndro... Read >
Author: Julie Glynn

Count Post-Op Brace Fitting and Education Separate?

Is it feasible that my physician bill for a fitting and education of a brace during the postoperative period for an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery? I found 97760, but can I use this separately or is it considered a part of the ACL surgery's glob... Read >
Author: James Smith

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