General Coding Guidelines for Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis is a bone disease that involves abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile or porous bones. Without appropriate treatment, osteoporosis can worsen. As bones get weaker and thinner, the potential risk for fractures increases. Documentation is very important and physicians must ensure timely medical documentation to ensure appropriate treatment for these patients. Medical billing and coding for osteoporosis is complex and in order to meet these documentation needs, most healthcare practices depend on medical coding outsourcing. Outsourcing these tasks will help specialists reduce documentation work and focus more on patient care. Diagnosing osteoporosis condition involves physicians reviewing patient’s individual signs and symptoms, previous medical history and conducting a detailed physical examination to confirm the same. A dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA or DEXA) bone density scanning is the most standard screening tool for diagnosing this condition. This screening test helps to determine whether the patient has low bone mass (meaning whether bones are weaker than
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