Replacement sockets for transradial
Paul Prusakowski
Description
Collection
Title:
Replacement sockets for transradial
Creator:
Paul Prusakowski
Date:
5/4/2004
Text:
Hello again,
I have a patient who is a CMS beneficiary. He had been fitted within the
last year with a fairly involved version of a transradial prosthesis. Since
the initial fitting, a number of changes have occurred which will require
refabrication of the socket to incorporate different control mechanism, etc.
Since the most expensive components are still functional and less than a
year old I will be reusing most of the parts and refabricate an appropriate
socket. Since CMS does not have a specific code for socket replacement in
this case, what would be the most appropriate method of billing for this
procedure?
Thanks.
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
O&P Clinical Technologies
Gainesville, FL
I have a patient who is a CMS beneficiary. He had been fitted within the
last year with a fairly involved version of a transradial prosthesis. Since
the initial fitting, a number of changes have occurred which will require
refabrication of the socket to incorporate different control mechanism, etc.
Since the most expensive components are still functional and less than a
year old I will be reusing most of the parts and refabricate an appropriate
socket. Since CMS does not have a specific code for socket replacement in
this case, what would be the most appropriate method of billing for this
procedure?
Thanks.
Paul E. Prusakowski, CPO, LPO, FAAOP
O&P Clinical Technologies
Gainesville, FL
Citation
Paul Prusakowski, “Replacement sockets for transradial,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223116.
