Neck pain exercises: stretching, strengthening, and rehab
Systematic reviews of population studies put the annual prevalence of neck pain at around a third of adults. That makes it one of the most common musculoskeletal complaints in physical therapy. For most people, the right neck pain exercises reduce symptoms and restore mobility within weeks. The harder part is matching the exercise to the […]
CPT code 20551: Tendon injection billing, rates, and modifiers
CPT code 20551 covers one injection into a tendon origin or insertion. Medicare pays about $67-$80 in office, $30-$45 in a facility.
ICD-10 code S52.242J: Displaced spiral ulna shaft fracture
ICD-10 code S52.242J is the diagnosis code for a displaced spiral fracture of the shaft of the ulna, left arm. It applies at a subsequent encounter for an open fracture type IIIA, IIIB, or IIIC with delayed healing. Every part of that description is encoded in the seven characters. Start with the bone, because that […]
CPT Code 20245: Open bone biopsy, deep
CPT Code 20245 covers an open bone biopsy at a deep site. Document the dissection depth or the claim downcodes to 20240.
ICD-10 code S51.801S: Open wound of right forearm, sequela
S51.801S is the ICD-10-CM code for an unspecified open wound of the right forearm, sequela. It is valid and billable for the current fiscal year, per the CDC/NCHS ICD-10-CM web tool. The code sits in Chapter 19, which covers injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes. Inside that chapter it belongs to the […]
ICD-10 code S49.102G: Physeal fracture, delayed healing
ICD-10 code S49.102G is a billable ICD-10-CM diagnosis code, valid for HIPAA-covered transactions in fiscal year 2026. Its full description is: Unspecified physeal fracture of lower end of humerus, left arm, subsequent encounter for fracture with delayed healing. Two details in that description cause most of the miscoding. The fracture sits at the lower (distal) […]
ICD-10 Code S52.131B: Displaced open fracture of right radial neck
S52.131B covers a displaced fracture of the right radial neck, open type I or II. Code structure, 7th characters, and documentation.
Kim test: How to perform, interpret, and document it
Download your free Kim test assessment template A one-page clinical form that records patient history, range of motion, and the exact technique you used. The findings section covers pain and its location, click or clunk, severity, the patient’s response, and your preliminary impression. Download template Posterior labral tears hide behind ordinary shoulder pain. Your patient […]
Knee to wall test: How to perform, measure, and interpret results
Ankle dorsiflexion decides more about lower limb mechanics than its small range suggests. Limit it, and the body finds a way around it. The heel lifts early in a squat, and the knee drifts inward on a lunge. Those compensations raise injury risk further up the kinetic chain. The knee to wall test gives you […]
ICD-10 Code M35.7: Hypermobility syndrome diagnosis code
M35.7 is the billable code for hypermobility syndrome. Ehlers-Danlos moved to Excludes2 in FY2022, so both can sit on one claim.