Medical Billing for Orthopedic Practices & Surgery Centers

Orthopedics Billing That Pays What You Earn

Orthopedic billing spans office visits, injections, imaging reads, and complex surgical procedures — all with different payer rules, global periods, and modifier requirements. Arthroscopy, joint replacement, fracture care, and physical therapy overlap create bundling risks that routinely cost practices 15–20% of revenue. 360Solutions assigns orthopedic-specialised coders who manage global surgical packages, ASC facility billing, and workers' comp/auto adjudication alongside standard commercial claims.

22%
avg orthopedic revenue lost to billing errors
90%
first-pass claim acceptance rate with our coders
14d
avg time to first payment after submission
Orthopedics Billing Challenges
Where practices lose the most revenue:
Surgical Global Periods
Workers' Comp & Auto
Injection & Implant Coding
Physical Therapy Bundling
Orthopedics Billing Challenges

Where Orthopedics Practices Lose Revenue

These are the coding and billing pitfalls that cost orthopedics practices the most — and where our specialised billers add the most value.

Surgical Global Periods

Major orthopedic procedures carry 90-day global periods. All follow-up visits, injections, and casting within the window must be billed with the correct modifier or waived. We track every surgical date and alert your team before billing in-global visits.

Workers' Comp & Auto

Orthopedic practices often see 20–40% of cases under workers' comp or auto policies. These claims require separate workflows, state-specific fee schedules, IME coordination, and lien tracking. We manage all of it.

Injection & Implant Coding

Joint injections, PRP, viscosupplementation, and implant costs must be coded with the correct procedure and supply codes, separated from E&M, and verified for payer-specific coverage policies before submission.

Physical Therapy Bundling

Payers aggressively bundle PT services billed on the same day as an orthopedic office visit. We apply modifier -59 and document medical necessity to unbundle legitimate same-day services.

Coding Intelligence

High-Risk CPT Groups

Code ranges payers audit most aggressively in Orthopedics.

27447 / 27130
Total knee / hip replacement — 90-day global, implant billing
29880–29887
Knee arthroscopy — meniscectomy, ACL repair, chondroplasty
20610 / 20611
Joint injection — major joint, with/without ultrasound guidance
25600–25652
Fracture care — forearm, wrist, radius — closed vs. open
97110–97530
Therapeutic exercise / PT — time-based, when billed in-office
Denial Intelligence

Common Denial Patterns

Knowing these before submission is the difference between a 60% and a 96% first-pass rate.

Follow-up visit billed during 90-day global without modifier -24

Injection billed as separate E&M on same date without modifier -25

Workers' comp claim submitted on CMS-1500 without required case number

Implant cost billed without invoice or HCPCS supply code

Missing prior auth for MRI, CT, or arthroscopic surgery

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Our Process

How 360Solutions Works for Orthopedics Practices

01

Free 2-Week Billing Audit

We review your last 90 days: denial breakdown by category, AR aging by payer, charge lag, collection rate, and any recurring coding issues specific to your specialty. No commitment required.

02

Specialty Coder Assignment

You are paired with a coder trained specifically in orthopedics coding. They learn your providers, your documentation patterns, and your payer mix before touching a claim.

03

Parallel Billing Transition

We run alongside your current billing for 10–14 days with zero cash flow disruption. Claims keep moving during the transition. Your account manager provides daily status updates.

04

Live KPI Dashboard

Real-time visibility into billed, paid, denied, AR aging, and collection rate — segmented by provider and payer. No black box, no month-end surprises.

05

Weekly Account Manager Call

Every week your dedicated account manager walks through last week's KPIs, denial trends, and any action items. Critical issues are escalated the same day — not at the next scheduled call.

Orthopedics Billing FAQ

Questions From Orthopedics Practices

Yes. We manage both facility and professional claims for ASC-based orthopedic procedures, coordinating HCPCS facility codes with the surgeon's CPT codes to prevent duplicate billing issues.
Yes. We maintain state-specific fee schedule databases, manage claim forms, track adjuster contacts, and follow up on lien cases. We currently handle workers' comp billing in all 50 states.
When a fracture initially billed as closed treatment converts to open surgery, we void the original claim, apply the correct surgical code, and manage the resulting global period from the surgical date.
Yes. We handle HCPCS L-code billing for orthotics and braces, coordinate with the durable medical equipment benefit, and obtain ABNs when coverage is uncertain.
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