Peripheral Neuropathy is the most common factor leading to amputation in people with diabetes. In diabetes, peripheral neuropathy is an anatomically diffuse process primarily affecting sensory and autonomic fibers.
Routine Foot Care, which includes trimming or debridement of the asymptomatic, dystrophic, mycotic, or normal toenails are covered by Medicare only when the patient has one of the Medicare-specified systemic diseases with clinically significant peripheral complications placing the patient “At Risk” for infection and/or injury if a non-professional attempts to trim or debride the nail.
“If orthotics are not covered by Medicare, if the KX modifier is appended to L3000-RT and L3000-LT, I am getting paid. Is it wrong to use the KX modifier to get paid for orthotics?”
