The Controversial Coding and Billing Areas of Foot Care
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Foot care coding and billing has always been tricky and controversial because of medical necessity requirements from
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Routine Foot Care Is Not a Covered Benefit--or Is It?
Routine foot care for patients without any symptoms is not a covered benefit. For instance, treatment of plantar keratosis, bunions, corns, calluses, nails (except surgery for ingrown nails) and other hygienic and maintenance care for bed-confined or ambulatory patients comes under routine care--which is not covered. Although there are exceptions like in the case of foot care for systemic conditions that result in sensory loss (diabetes, arteriosclerosis obliterans, thrombophlebitis, spinal cord injury with paraplegia or quadriplegia), the systemic disease needs to be of extreme severity whose non-professional treatment could be perilous for the health of the patient.
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• What are the CMS policies for foot care
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