Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedic surgeons, surgery centers and hospitals cannot afford to leave money on the table from orthopedic surgery procedures. Accurate, comprehensive medical coding is essential for the right payment. But getting accurate results is easier said than done.

Turn to Aviacode. We employ seasoned orthopedic surgery coding specialists who can help you bill faster, improve your revenue, and save on overall coding and billing costs.

Orthopedic surgery coders need a deep understanding of musculoskeletal physiology, of orthopedic procedures performed and of the specific terminology involved. They also need to know the intricacies of orthopedic surgery coding. Some examples: knowing when to look for secondary procedures that can qualify for additional reimbursement, and knowing when to use a modifier for more complex surgeries.

Hiring an in-house coder may be tempting, but experienced orthopedic surgery coders are in high demand and short supply. More providers are outsourcing their orthopedic surgery coding to companies like Aviacode, giving them instant access to orthopedic surgery coding experts.

Aviacode is the smart choice for orthopedic
surgery coding.

If you’re ready to work with an orthopedic surgery coding partner, there are many reasons to make Aviacode your first choice:

• We have a proprietary remote coding system—ProCoder™, a flexible remote coding platform that helps you see consistent, reliable and predictable coding results.
• We employ experienced orthopedic surgery coders whom we constantly challenge to code at a high degree of productivity and compliance.
• We help improve clinical documentation by alerting practice managers and doctors of specific ways their documentation practices can be corrected to improve reimbursement and compliance.
• We avoid common orthopedic surgery coding errors, including errors in complications and co-morbidities, medical necessity, unbundling and inaccuracies due to complex rules:
• Complications and co-morbidities: Our facility coders are constantly on the lookout for complications and co-morbidities in orthopedic surgery since they have a direct effect on DRG assignment and reimbursement.
• Medical necessity: Orthopedic diagnoses need a high degree of specificity and must be applied in appropriate order.
• Unbundling: Quarterly updated National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits help our coders know when to apply modifier 59, which allows bundling of procedures and services normally separate.
• Inaccuracies due to complex rules: Aviacode coders are up-to-date on specific rules for orthopedic surgery. Rules and edits provided in our ProCoder system help us avoid these and other common mistakes.
• We provide quality, consistent results. Aviacode’s coding auditors, ProCoder coding references and in-house coding experts help ensure the coding we provide you is consistently excellent.

Aviacode has been a pioneer in remote coding since 1999. Trust Aviacode for your orthopedic surgery coding.