FW: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
Paula Pivko
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Title:
FW: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
Creator:
Paula Pivko
Date:
1/3/2011
Text:
From: <Email Address Redacted>
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: RE: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:47:48 -0500
Replies to knee brace codes:
Basically the responses I am getting is either to use L2999, use L1820 and charge the patient for the difference for custom, or just have the patient self pay. This was pretty much what I had figured. Thanks again everyone. Sincerely, Paula
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:13:16 -0800
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
From: <Email Address Redacted>
To: <Email Address Redacted>
It seems like last time I called Benik to ask this same question, they recommended a dump code or the pre-fab code.
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Paula Pivko < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
I'm sorry, I was not very clear. I wanted L-codes...I apologize again. I'm pretty sure that there aren't any but I was hoping. Sincerely Paula
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
> From: <Email Address Redacted>
> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:00:29 +0000
>
> Hely and Weber model 3771H. The brace has sewn in patella buttresses (medial and lateral) and you can get a lot of other things. Pull loops, 1/4 neoprene (4771H), etc. Just call them and talk to them. Also, give them circ. at +6, +3, knee center, -3, -6. For larger patients, go up and down sufficiently far (maybe 8 or so and use the 4771H.). The thigh should be pulled slightly snug as they seem to make it true which leaves the thigh a little on the plus side. Try once and you'll never even think of trying any other way. I tell my patients they'll be responsible for the the custom fee which hovers under fifty bucks. They quickly embrace this option when I let them know the wraparounds suck when new and only get worse from there. Call me if I can be of any further help for your first one!
> Sincerely,
> Phil Meyers, CO
> 717 324 4437
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paula Pivko < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Sender: Orthotics and Prosthetics List < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:58:39
> To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Reply-To: Paula Pivko < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Subject: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
>
> Hi all, I am curious what you use for a custom made knee neoprene brace with joints. Thanks. Paula
>
To: <Email Address Redacted>
Subject: RE: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 22:47:48 -0500
Replies to knee brace codes:
Basically the responses I am getting is either to use L2999, use L1820 and charge the patient for the difference for custom, or just have the patient self pay. This was pretty much what I had figured. Thanks again everyone. Sincerely, Paula
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:13:16 -0800
Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
From: <Email Address Redacted>
To: <Email Address Redacted>
It seems like last time I called Benik to ask this same question, they recommended a dump code or the pre-fab code.
On Mon, Jan 3, 2011 at 10:05 AM, Paula Pivko < <Email Address Redacted> > wrote:
I'm sorry, I was not very clear. I wanted L-codes...I apologize again. I'm pretty sure that there aren't any but I was hoping. Sincerely Paula
> To: <Email Address Redacted>
> Subject: Re: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
> From: <Email Address Redacted>
> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 16:00:29 +0000
>
> Hely and Weber model 3771H. The brace has sewn in patella buttresses (medial and lateral) and you can get a lot of other things. Pull loops, 1/4 neoprene (4771H), etc. Just call them and talk to them. Also, give them circ. at +6, +3, knee center, -3, -6. For larger patients, go up and down sufficiently far (maybe 8 or so and use the 4771H.). The thigh should be pulled slightly snug as they seem to make it true which leaves the thigh a little on the plus side. Try once and you'll never even think of trying any other way. I tell my patients they'll be responsible for the the custom fee which hovers under fifty bucks. They quickly embrace this option when I let them know the wraparounds suck when new and only get worse from there. Call me if I can be of any further help for your first one!
> Sincerely,
> Phil Meyers, CO
> 717 324 4437
> Sent from my BlackBerry®
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paula Pivko < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Sender: Orthotics and Prosthetics List < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2011 09:58:39
> To: < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Reply-To: Paula Pivko < <Email Address Redacted> >
> Subject: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes
>
> Hi all, I am curious what you use for a custom made knee neoprene brace with joints. Thanks. Paula
>
Citation
Paula Pivko, “FW: [OANDP-L] knee brace codes,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 1, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/232181.
