Saw the orthopedic doctor (*** ***) for advice about a knee injured in a fall that also fractured a toeHis advice was excellent (that only PT was needed) for the knee & talked briefly about the toe (which I knew from past toe fractures nothing could be done)He looked at x-rays of the toe and knee taken previously in the emergency room of the hospital close byHe did examine the toe and knee and manipulated the muscles and tendons around the knee to judge the amount of damageNo treatment in the office was receivedI was shocked to receive a copayment bill for an office visit + SURGERY due to coding by the doctor as "Closed treatment of fracture great toe"I contacted my insurance (*** *** *** ***) and the billing office of Coastal Orthopedic AssociatesThe person at the Coastal Orthopedics billing office agreed that no surgery was done but indicated that discussion with the surgeon about possible surgery on the toe could be coded as treatment (even though I di
Saw the orthopedic doctor (*** ***) for advice about a knee injured in a fall that also fractured a toeHis advice was excellent (that only PT was needed) for the knee & talked briefly about the toe (which I knew from past toe fractures nothing could be done)He looked at x-rays of the toe and knee taken previously in the emergency room of the hospital close byHe did examine the toe and knee and manipulated the muscles and tendons around the knee to judge the amount of damageNo treatment in the office was receivedI was shocked to receive a copayment bill for an office visit + SURGERY due to coding by the doctor as "Closed treatment of fracture great toe"I contacted my insurance (*** *** *** ***) and the billing office of Coastal Orthopedic AssociatesThe person at the Coastal Orthopedics billing office agreed that no surgery was done but indicated that discussion with the surgeon about possible surgery on the toe could be coded as treatment (even though I di