AI-Powered Orthopedic Billing Company

Expert Orthopedic Billing Services

Our Orthopedic Billing Specialists Handle:

  • Eligibility verification & prior authorization
  • Accurate orthopedic CPT & ICD-10 coding
  • Global surgical period & modifier checks
  • DME billing for braces, boots & supports
  • Clean claim submission & ERA posting
  • Denial appeals & aging A/R follow-up
ISO 27001 certified HIPAA compliant AAPC member
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Clean Claims
Accurate Coding
Faster Reimbursement
Reduced Denials

Our Core Strengths

70+ Specialties
Expertise
1000+ Physicians
Served
AAPC Certified Billers
& Coders
AI-Powered Medical Billing
99% First-Pass
Claim Rate
Orthopedic Billing Services

Why Do Orthopedic Procedures Require Specialized Medical Billing?

Orthopedic practices face complex billing requirements because surgeries often involve multiple procedure codes, detailed operative reports, and payer-specific rules. Each claim must accurately reflect the procedure performed, anatomical site, laterality, and applicable modifiers to avoid coding errors and reimbursement delays.

Insurance payers also have specific requirements for orthopedic surgeries. Many procedures require prior authorization, while major surgeries generally fall under a 90-day global period. Multiple-procedure payment adjustments and coding rules can further affect reimbursement, making accurate documentation essential.

Specialized orthopedic billing services help practices get paid accurately for surgical procedures, manage outstanding claims, and recover payments delayed by denials or underpayments. Our orthopedic billing services help practices avoid unnecessary corrections and receive appropriate reimbursement.

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What Practices Gain From Specialized Billing

  • Orthopedic Coding Expertise
  • Up to 99% First-Pass Clean Claim Rate
  • Quicker Surgical Reimbursements
  • 22 Average Days in A/R
  • More Predictable Cash Flow
  • Up to 35% Revenue Increase

Stop Losing Revenue on Complex Orthopedic Cases

Small coding and authorization mistakes on surgical cases add up fast. Our experts catch them before claims go out so your practice gets paid in full.

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Orthopedic Revenue Cycle Services

Our End-to-End Orthopedic Medical Billing Services

We provide complete revenue cycle support for orthopedic surgeons, sports medicine clinics, and orthopedic groups. Our team manages every stage, from surgical prior authorization to final payment. As a result, your practice gets paid accurately without the cost of expanding its billing staff.

  • Plan Coverage Verified
  • Surgical Benefits Confirmed
  • Prior Auth Approved
  • Site of Service Cleared
  • First-Pass Clean Claim Rate 99% Live

01. Eligibility & Prior Authorization Review

Accurate orthopedic billing starts with verified coverage and approved prior authorizations for surgeries and advanced imaging. Our team uses AI-supported tools to verify coverage, surgical benefits, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs. We then submit and track each prior authorization with the required clinical records and match the approved codes, dates, and site of service to the scheduled procedure. This way, procedures stay on schedule and claims move forward without authorization issues.

Our team verifies coverage and authorizations before surgery.

  • Real-time coverage and benefit checks
  • Surgical prior authorization submission
  • Authorization matching to codes and dates
  • Patient cost estimates before surgery
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Orthopedic Coding Expertise

Orthopedic CPT and ICD-10 Coding Services

Our certified coders review your operative notes, visit documentation, and imaging to assign accurate orthopedic CPT codes and ICD-10-CM diagnoses. We apply the correct laterality and procedure modifiers, so every surgery, injection, and follow-up visit is billed for the care provided.

  1. 01

    New Patient E/M — CPT 99202–99205

    MDM or time-based visit coding

  2. 02

    Total Hip Arthroplasty — CPT 27130

    Primary hip replacement procedure coding

  3. 03

    Established Patient E/M — CPT 99211–99215

    Follow-up visits with applicable criteria

  4. 04

    Distal Radius Fracture — CPT 25600–25609

    Treatment, manipulation, and fixation coding

  5. 05

    Joint Injections — CPT 20600–20611

    Joint-specific coding and ultrasound guidance

  6. 06

    Casts & Splints — CPT 29000–29799

    Application and separate billing rules

  7. 07

    Knee Arthroscopy — CPT 29870–29889

    Procedure-specific coding and bundling review

  8. 08

    Musculoskeletal — ICD-10-CM M00–M99

    Musculoskeletal diagnoses with site specificity

  9. 09

    Shoulder Arthroscopy — CPT 29805–29828

    Repairs, debridement, and procedure coding

  10. 10

    Injury Diagnoses — ICD-10-CM S00–T88

    Injury coding and encounter characters

  11. 11

    Total Knee Arthroplasty — CPT 27447

    Total knee replacement procedure coding

  12. 12

    Procedure Modifiers — RT, LT, 50, 51

    Laterality and multiple procedure reporting

Who We Serve

Orthopedic Billing Support for Every Practice Size

From private practices to surgery centers, we bill for every orthopedic setting.

  • Private Orthopedic Practices

    Orthopedic billing services for small private practices

  • Orthopedic Surgery Groups

    Orthopedic surgery billing for larger groups

  • Sports Medicine Clinics

    Sports medicine billing for injury and recovery care

  • Spine & Joint Centers

    Joint replacement and spine surgery billing

  • Ambulatory Surgery Centers

    Facility billing for outpatient orthopedic surgeries

Billing for Orthopedic Services

Tailored Billing Services for Your Orthopedic Specialty

Orthopedic care often involves multiple specialties. Our billing teams support these related services with accurate coding, documentation review, and payer-specific billing.

  • Orthopedic Surgery Billing

    Surgical claims with operative note review, correct modifiers, and global period tracking.

  • Joint Replacement Billing

    Claims for knee and hip replacements, including prior authorization and post-op tracking.

  • Arthroscopy Billing

    Coding for knee and shoulder arthroscopy with NCCI bundling and multiple procedure rules.

  • Fracture Care Billing

    Billing for fracture treatment and splinting with correct cast and global period rules.

  • Sports Medicine Billing

    Billing for sports injuries, joint injections, and recovery-focused follow-up visits.

  • Pain Management Billing

    Pain management medical billing for epidural injections, nerve blocks, and spinal procedures.

  • Podiatry Billing

    Podiatry medical billing for foot and ankle surgery, routine foot care, and diabetic shoes.

  • DME Billing

    DME billing solutions for braces, splints, walking boots, and crutches with HCPCS codes.

  • Radiology Billing

    Claims for X-ray, MRI, and CT with correct professional and technical components.

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Orthopedic Denial & A/R Management

Revenue Recovery for
Every Orthopedic Claim

Orthopedic claims are high in value, so every denial or delayed payment has a direct impact on cash flow. Our team handles both sides of revenue recovery, resolving denied claims at their source and following every open balance until it's paid.

Denial Management That Fixes Root Causes

Orthopedic denials arise from missing authorizations, modifier errors, global period conflicts, or medical necessity reviews. We review each denial by reason code, correct and resubmit or appeal it with operative notes and authorization records, and track denial patterns by payer and procedure to prevent repeat issues.

A/R Follow-Up That Clears Aging Balances

Unpaid surgical claims can stall for months without consistent follow-up. We work open A/R by payer, aging bucket, and dollar amount, respond to record requests quickly, and dispute underpayments against your contracted rates, so balances are resolved before timely filing limits apply.

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Orthopedic Billing Compliance

Is Your Orthopedic Practice Audit-Ready?

Orthopedic billing involves complex procedures, coding requirements, and payer-specific rules that demand accurate documentation and careful compliance checks. Our team helps orthopedic practices prepare for billing audits by reviewing claims against CMS and payer guidelines while maintaining HIPAA-compliant handling of patient data.

Our medical billing audit services cover:

  • Review of paid and denied claims
  • Coding aligned with CMS and payer rules
  • Billing audits for high-risk procedures
  • HIPAA-compliant data handling & access
  • ISO 27001 & AAPC-aligned practices
Medical Credentialing

Orthopedic Credentialing Services

Get your orthopedic surgeons, PAs, and NPs enrolled with payers before their first scheduled surgery.

  • Surgeon, PA & NP payer enrollment
  • Group, location & ASC enrollment
  • CAQH upkeep & revalidations
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Credentialing Progress Live Updates

  1. Review

    Verify licenses, board certification, DEA, and malpractice coverage.

  2. File

    Submit Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer applications.

  3. Monitor

    Follow up weekly and answer every payer request.

  4. Launch

    Confirm effective dates before scheduling insured surgeries.

Credentialing Progress 78%
Payer Follow-Up Weekly
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AI-Driven Orthopedic Revenue Intelligence

When Orthopedic Claims Get Paid, But Not Everything Gets Reimbursed, There Works Our RPA

A paid orthopedic claim can still leave recoverable revenue behind, especially when related services follow a surgery. That’s where our RPA system comes in, detecting zero-paid lines, unusual reductions, and payment differences across encounters such as imaging, post-op visits, and bracing after a fracture repair. Our orthopedic billing specialists then compare each payment with operative records and payer contracts and challenge unsupported adjustments, backing every recovery with clinical documentation and billing rules.

Why Choose Us

Why Orthopedic Practices Choose MedsIT For Billing?

From prior authorization to post-op follow-up, every orthopedic case creates billing details that must be handled correctly. Small coding or documentation errors can lead to denials, payment delays, or underpayments. Our coders review every claim against the operative report, current coding guidelines, and payer requirements, maintaining a 99% first-pass clean claim rate.

Our billing support continues after submission. We follow up on outstanding and underpaid claims, appeal denials with supporting documentation, and work aging balances until they’re resolved. Clear reports on collections, claim status, and A/R show how your revenue is performing and what steps are being taken to improve it.

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  • Surgical Coding Expertise

    Accurate CPT, ICD-10, and modifier coding matched to every operative note.

  • 99% First-Pass Clean Claims

    Payer edits, authorizations, and global periods checked before each claim is submitted.

  • Faster A/R Recovery

    High-value surgical claims prioritized and followed up until they’re fully paid.

  • AI Revenue Insights

    AI-supported reports track collections, denials, and payer trends by procedure.

Trusted Standards for Secure Healthcare Billing

Trusted by healthcare organizations for the highest standards of data privacy and regulatory compliance.

Adrian Velloway, MD Managing Partner
Crestmoor Orthopedic Group, Raleigh, NC
"We were losing payment on visits and procedures after surgery because payers kept treating them as part of the global period. MedsIT Nexus showed us exactly where our modifiers were wrong and fixed our post-op billing process. Within a few months, those denials dropped, and we recovered revenue we thought was gone."
Case Study

Global Period Denials Reduced by 46%

Crestmoor Orthopedic Group is a busy surgical practice with several orthopedic surgeons. Many visits and procedures performed during the 90-day global period were denied, even when they were billable. Unrelated visits, unplanned returns to the operating room, and unrelated procedures were often billed without the correct modifiers.

MedsIT Nexus reviewed six months of post-op claims and found where modifiers 24, 78, and 79 were missing or used incorrectly. We set up global period tracking for every surgical patient and added a modifier check before each claim was sent. Eligible denied claims were corrected and resubmitted or appealed with operative and progress notes.

Orthopedic Billing Software Integrations

Full Integration With Leading Orthopedic Practice Systems

We work inside your orthopedic EHR, practice management system, and clearinghouse, with no software changes required.

Integration Hub One workflow.
Every surgical case.

EHR & Clinical Tools

Clearinghouses

PMS & Billing Tools
Direct Op Note Access
Unified Workflow
Fewer Manual Steps
Live Claim Tracking
Nationwide Coverage

Orthopedic Billing Services Across All 50 States

Our orthopedic billing specialists help practices of every size improve coding accuracy, reduce denials, and protect surgical revenue nationwide.

Local Expertise. State-Specific Accuracy.

We support orthopedic practices across the United States, applying each state’s CMS rules, workers’ compensation requirements, and payer policies, so surgical claims stay compliant and are paid on time.

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All Payer Expertise

Trusted Payer Expertise. Better Collections.

We bill orthopedic claims to Medicare, Medicaid, commercial plans, and workers' compensation carriers, each with its own rules for surgical authorization, global periods, DME coverage, and medical necessity. Matching every claim to those rules keeps surgical payments on track.

Leading Payers We Work With

We monitor payer policy updates, surgical authorization rules, and fee schedule changes, so orthopedic claims meet current requirements before submission.

Orthopedic Payer Knowledge

Every Plan.
Every Procedure. Paid Correctly.

  1. Commercial Payers Surgical prior authorization, site-of-service rules, & plan-specific policies for orthopedic procedures.
  2. Medicaid Solutions Medicaid and managed care rules for surgeries, DME billing services.
  3. Medicare Expertise Global surgery rules, Medicare Advantage authorizations & supporting DME documentation requirements.
  4. Specialty & Niche Plans Workers' comp, personal injury, and TRICARE claims billed to the responsible payer.
  5. Compliance Assurance CPT updates, NCCI edits, and payer policies followed to reduce audit risk.

Matching every claim to its payer's rules means fewer denials and steadier reimbursement.

Multi-Payer Coordination

One Billing Partner for All Your Payer Needs

Many orthopedic patients, especially those receiving joint replacements, are covered by Medicare with a supplemental plan or by a Medicare Advantage plan. We confirm which plan pays first, follow each plan's authorization rules, and bill secondary coverage promptly, so no part of a surgical payment goes uncollected.

  • Commercial Insurance
  • Medicare & Advantage
  • Medicaid Programs
  • Workers' Comp & PI
100+ Payers Supported

Coverage Across All Payer Types

We manage every plan's requirements, so your practices stay focused on patient outcomes.

Client Success

What Orthopedic Practices Say About Us

Hear from orthopedic practices that rely on us for accurate surgical coding, cleaner claims, and steady collections.

Verified Review
“We didn’t realize some payers were paying below our contracted rates. MedsIT Nexus compared every payment with our contracts, flagged the underpayments, and recovered revenue we would have otherwise missed.”
5.0
Revenue Cycle Director Multi-Location Orthopedic Group, Florida

4.8/5

Trusted by Orthopedic Practices Nationwide

4.8/5

Free Orthopedic Billing Review

Turn Every Orthopedic Case Into Collected Revenue

MedsIT Nexus provides orthopedic billing services that secure authorizations, code every surgery accurately, and follow each claim through to payment.

  • Are surgeries delayed by missing authorizations?
  • Are post-op visits denied during the global period?
  • Are multiple procedures or laterality coded incorrectly?
  • Are braces and DME charges going unbilled?
  • Are surgical claims aging past 90 days?
  • Orthopedic Billing Expertise
  • HIPAA-Compliant Workflows
  • AAPC-Certified Coders

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FAQs

Orthopedic Billing Services FAQs

Clear answers for orthopedic practices managing surgical coding, prior authorizations, payer rules, denials, and reimbursement.

  • Orthopedic Billing Expertise
  • Payer Rule Knowledge
  • HIPAA-Compliant Support

Answers built around real orthopedic billing questions.

The orthopedic procedures that require specialized medical billing include joint replacements, arthroscopy, fracture care, spine surgery, and joint injections. Each depends on detailed operative documentation, laterality, multiple procedure rules, and global surgery periods, so accurate coding is essential to avoid denials and underpayments.

Orthopedic billing improves reimbursement by making sure practices collect the full amount they're owed. Specialized billing doesn't change your payer contract rates, but accurate surgical coding, correct modifiers, fewer denials, and underpayment recovery mean more of each claim is paid correctly and on time.

Orthopedic revenue cycle management includes eligibility checks, surgical prior authorization, operative coding, charge capture, claim submission, payment posting, denial management, and A/R follow-up. It also covers global period tracking, DME billing, and reporting for a proper billing process.

We recover denied or underpaid orthopedic claims by reviewing each denial reason, correcting coding or documentation issues, and filing appeals with operative notes and authorization records. We also compare every payment with your contracted rates, so underpaid surgeries are identified and disputed before filing deadlines pass.

Orthopedic practices should outsource medical billing services because surgical coding, prior authorizations, and global period rules require specialized expertise that's hard to maintain in-house. Outsourcing gives you certified coders, consistent payer follow-up, and clear reporting, without the cost of hiring and training an internal billing team.

The best medical billing company for orthopedic billing services is one with proven surgical coding expertise, strong prior authorization and global period processes, and transparent reporting. MedsIT Nexus offers all three, along with certified coders, a 99% first-pass clean claim rate, and focused support for orthopedic practices of every size.

MedsIT Nexus orthopedic medical billing services optimize revenue collection by preventing errors before claims are sent and following up quickly when payments fall short. We verify coverage and authorizations, code every operative note accurately, track global periods, recover underpayments, and work A/R by age and amount.

Yes, MedsIT Nexus assists with credentialing and contracting for orthopedic providers. We manage CAQH profiles, enroll surgeons, PAs, and NPs with Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payers, and handle group and location enrollment, so new providers can start performing insured surgeries without delays.