New Job Aids Provide Tips for Coding Routine Foot Care

October 28th, 2011

TrailBlazer Health Enterprises, Medicare administrative contractor for jurisdiction 4 (J4 MAC), posted two new job aids in October:

• The “Routine Foot Care/Mycotic Nail Debridement Severity of System Condition” job aid, released Oct. 7; and
• The “Active Care Requirement” job aid, released Oct. 17.

Both job aids review TrailBlazer Local Coverage Determinations (LCDs) for Routine Foot Care and Mycotic Nail Debridement, as well as CMS-1500 claim form instructions and Medicare policy.

For all newly released and revised job-aid training and educational materials, scroll through the alphabetized list on the Trailblazer website.

Tags: 11055, 11056, 11057, 11719, 11720, 11721, G0127, job aid, LCD, Medicare, routine foot care, Trailblazer

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