AAOS Now answers commonly asked coding questions for orthopaedic practices. This month’s column by Mary LeGrand, RN, senior consultant with KarenZupko & Associates, specifically addresses the following thorny coding issues in a Q&A format:
- Coflex interlaminar technology
- Modifier 51 or 59 in relation to intra-articular injections
- Open surgery for femoroacetabular impingement (FAI) syndrome
- Diskectomy and stenosis procedures
- ACL reconstruction