tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post8797515070128091647..comments2023-10-26T05:08:20.977-04:00Comments on Connecting.the.Dots: A Tale of Two ShouldersROBERT STEINhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11999996852219220599noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36404602.post-66583840267178523052013-12-26T21:27:13.431-05:002013-12-26T21:27:13.431-05:00You are probably right that Orthopedic surgeons ar...You are probably right that Orthopedic surgeons are often far too quick to do surgery. However I bet that the Podiatrists who clip nails are not doing anything wrong billing it as surgery. That is probably a consequence of how billing codes are classified. I periodically get phone calls asking about bills for surgery from patients who had no actual surgery. The code for drawing blood is classified as surgery, and I bet this is the case with cutting nails. (Of course if the people who call and question the surgery for veinpuncture were to think about it, they might realize that a $3 payment for "surgery" really isn't for an actual surgery.)Ron Chusidhttp://www.liberalvaluesblog.comnoreply@blogger.com