title: Sports medicine practice economics part 2: consultations, modifiers, and other codes.
abstract: Physicians face numerous challenges related to sports medicine practice economics, including coding and billing for consultations. Some of this difficulty stems from a lack of widespread recognition of sports medicine as a specialty. To further complicate matters, many insurance companies refuse to recognize dual credentials in both family medicine and sports medicine. Physicians can better position themselves for appropriate reimbursement from third-party payers by becoming familiar with modifiers and related codes for various sports medicine services, including fracture care, injections and arthrocentesis, and osteopathic mobilization.
authors.affiliation: Longs Peak Family Practice, Longmont, CO, 80501, USA. christophermadden@usa.net.
authors.forename: Chris
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Madden
authors.forename: James G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Macintyre
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Joy