PDAC coding vagueness
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Title:
PDAC coding vagueness
Date:
5/16/2013
Text:
So heres a problem. I just went to the PDAC web page to confirm my coding on a TLSO. I noticed that the five entries I've copied and pasted below all have identical descriptors and are PDAC approved for six very different L-Codes. Is there somewhere I can find greater detail on the descriptions? Or am I free to choose which ever code I like and defend myself saying it is PDAC approved?
I'm certain that Boston Brace is my best chance of getting a clarification of this mess, but really, this is our coding authority?
BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L048601/01/2003 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L048401/01/2003 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L0410 OR L042010/08/200212/31/2002 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
K064804/01/200412/31/2005 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L056510/08/200203/31/2004 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L063901/01/2006
Ted A. Trower CPO,
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, MI
www.amputee.com
I'm certain that Boston Brace is my best chance of getting a clarification of this mess, but really, this is our coding authority?
BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L048601/01/2003 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L048401/01/2003 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L0410 OR L042010/08/200212/31/2002 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
K064804/01/200412/31/2005 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L056510/08/200203/31/2004 BOSTON BRACE BODY JACKET TLSO - CUSTOM MADE BOSTON BRACE
L063901/01/2006
Ted A. Trower CPO,
A-S-C Orthotics & Prosthetics
Jackson, MI
www.amputee.com
Citation
“PDAC coding vagueness,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed December 25, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/235159.
