Orthopedic billing is mostly a global period problem. A return to theatre is one of three things: a planned staged procedure, a complication, or something unrelated. That is modifier 58, 78 or 79. Choose wrong and you either lose the payment or invite a refund demand later. Our orthopedic billing services read the operative note, not the scheduler.

Practices comparing orthopedic medical billing services should ask about two things most billers avoid. Braces and supports dispensed in the office need their own DMEPOS enrollment. And workers compensation pays from a state fee schedule, so it needs its own follow-up rhythm.

Our Services

Built for Value-Based Payment

Group practices, spine centres, orthopedic practices and hospitals all have to raise the standard of care under value-based payment. Our orthopedic billing services team supports that with staff who handle the billing side properly.

Key Attributes of Our Medical Billing Services:

  • Charge Entry

    Your claims come to us and go into our billing software. We hold accuracy above 98% within 24 hours. We get there by automating the routine steps, handling patient data carefully, checking eligibility and chasing insurers quickly.

    Claim Scrubbing
  • Claim Scrubbing

    Every post-operative claim is checked against the global period before it goes out. The return-to-theatre modifier, 58, 78 or 79, is chosen from the operative note, not from the schedule.

    Insurance and Rejection
  • Insurance and Rejection

    Orthopedic rejections split between global period disputes and DME. Braces and supports dispensed in the office need a supplier enrollment of their own. File without one and the claim is denied as a matter of policy.

    Payment Posting
  • Payment Posting

    Surgical payments are checked against the contracted allowable for each code, including the multiple-procedure reduction. That is where orthopedic underpayments hide.

    Patient Statements
  • Patient Statements

    Statements are held during the global period, so patients are not billed for follow-up visits the surgical payment already covered.

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  • Optimize Efficiency

    We review workers compensation separately every week. It pays from a state fee schedule on its own timetable. Mixed into commercial AR, it just looks like slow payment.

    Timely Claim Submission
  • Timely Claim Submission

    Surgical claims go out within 48 hours of the operative report being finalised. The note is what supports the modifier and the units, so we wait for it.

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  • Reporting

    Reporting separates surgery, clinic, DME and workers compensation. That shows you which line is growing, and which one is quietly eating staff time.

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Procedures

We bill this work every day. That includes, but is not limited to:

  • Achilles Tendon Repair Surgery
  • Ankle Replacement Surgery
  • Hip Replacement Surgery
  • Laminectomy
  • Clavicle Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
  • Meniscal Transplant Surgery
  • Minimally Invasive Total Knee Replacement
  • Arthroscopy
  • Myelogram
  • Sympathetic Nerve Blocks for Pain
  • Amputation
  • Arm Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
  • Knee Ligament Repair
  • Bone Marrow Biopsy
  • Muscle Biopsy
  • Bone Biopsy
  • Posterior Tibialis Tendon Surgery
  • Vertebroplasty
  • Ankle Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
  • Femur Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
  • Knee Replacement Surgery Procedure
  • Bunion Surgery
  • Epidural Corticosteroid Injections
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Arthrography
  • Bone Densitometry
  • Reverse Total Shoulder Replacement
  • Ankle Fusion
  • Fluoroscopy Procedure
  • Kyphoplasty
  • Carpal Tunnel Release
  • Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
  • Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement
  • Arthroplasty
  • Bone Grafting
  • Rotator Cuff Repair
  • Elbow Fracture Open Reduction and Internal Fixation
  • Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
  • Epidural Corticosteroid Injections
  • Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
  • Lateral Ankle Ligament Reconstruction
  • Minimally Invasive Total Hip Replacement

Orthopedic Credentialing, ASC Privileges and Workers Comp Panels

Orthopedic credentialing has three parts and practices usually finish one. Payer enrollment is the routine part. Hospital privileges are the part that takes longest, and you need them before any inpatient case, trauma call or joint replacement. If you also operate in an ambulatory surgery center, that is a third application with its own timeline.

The fourth piece is the one most groups forget: workers compensation panels. Work comp is state law, not a payer contract. Many states run approved provider lists, and treatment outside them may not be payable at all. For an orthopedic practice this is not a small line of business, so it is worth filing early.

We run payer enrollment, privileging, ASC applications and work comp panels together. See our medical credentialing services and workers compensation billing.