HM Ortho
These healthcare professionals are essential partners for Houston Methodist sports medicine physicians at local high schools and athletic events.
Who are Athletic Trainers?
True or False: A Baby is born without kneecaps.
What is True?
These CPT billing codes are most commonly used for Established Patient E/M visits.
What is 99211 - 99215?
Eric or Mark: Writes all of his notes in ALL CAPS.
Who is Mark?
This acronym refers to braces, boots, walkers, and other medical equipment dispensed in orthopedic clinics.
What is DME?
The number of Professional Sports Teams we support.
What is 3? Astros, Texans and Space Cowboys
This is the most common bone broken.
What is the toe bone?
This process verifies insurance approval before surgery to reduce authorization denials and delayed reimbursement.
What is prior authorization?
The best Ortho System Meeting host.
Who is Mercedes Taylor?
The most commonly use HA medication used to treat knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.
What is Durolane?
Houston Methodist Orthopedics incorporated these two Robotic-assisted platforms to enhance the precision and control for Joint and Spine surgeons during procedures.
What are MAKO and ROSA?
Between them, your feet and hand contain nearly half the bones in your body. Which contain the most bones?
What is Hands? (27 bones)
This documentation element is critical to support billing for fracture care rather than only an E&M visit.
What is documentation of fracture management/treatment?
George or Shea: The most number of daughters.
Who is Shea?
Derived from heating gypsum until it partially dehydrates, this fine white powder becomes moldable when mixed with water—making it the classic choice for forming a rigid leg cast.
What is plaster?
This Ortho location was opened before the Cypress campus.
What is The Woodlands?
The most famous orthopedic surgeon in history, Frederick G. Banting, is best known for: (A) performing the first total hip replacement, (B) Discovering insulin,(C) Performing over 2,000 knee surgeries, or (D) Serving in Canadian Army Medical Corps
What is (B) Discovering insulin?
This modifier is used when a procedure is performed on both sides of the body during the same operative session.
What is Modifier 50?
Kevin or Wayne: Worked as a DJ in both High School and College
Who is Wayne?
These codes are commonly used to bill DME products such as braces and orthotics.
What are HCPCS codes?