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Meaning of Posture Numbers

0 - 5, little to no structural stress is detected, monitor & re-evaluate
in 6 months
6 - 10, beginning of structural stress and increased tension on the
musculo-skeletal system, monitor closely and re-evaluate in 90 days
11 - 15, structural stress is evident
16 - 20, stress and tension are causing symptoms that need to be
addressed
20 - 30, structural damage is occuring and needs to be prevented

30+, structural damage has occured, life-long problems may already exist,

Posture Pro Coding Options

Codes that apply (usually, this Report must be given on a different day
than the X-ray Report of Findings to justify a separate billing):

1) EM Counseling: 99211-25 (5 min) = Report of Findings = service
doc-patient face to face counseling; (in Nevada, the relative value unit
is RVU = 0.59) = [Discussion with patient about one of more of "Diagnostic
Results, Impressions, Prognosis, Risks/Benefits of management,
instructions for management, and or follow-up]. The modifier -25 means that this code
is a separate service, i.e. a Report of findings. So if the DC went through
the Postural Report and then showed them the exercises, it would be
an approximate 15 minute service.

2) Depending on the time used to explain their posture and Mirror
Image exercises, there are increasing RVU amounts possible:

(a) 99212-25 (10 min) = "; (RVU = 1.03)

(b) 99213-25 (15 min) = ", (RVU = 1.42)

(c) 99214-25 (20 min)