Office foot care
Routine foot care has specific Medicare coverage limits and documentation requirements. Identify which visits require a coverage review before a claim is prepared.
Podiatry needs more than one billing lane
Office foot care, procedures, surgery, and items furnished to patients do not all follow one coverage or claim path. Map what your practice actually does before deciding which work Taiga could manage.
Book a demoThree lanes to untangle
These categories raise different documentation and payer questions. They are a scoping map, not billing instructions.
Procedures and surgery
Separate office procedures from surgical services at another site. Ask who records the procedure, who supplies the operative note, and which organization sends the professional claim.
Footwear and other items
Orthotics, supplier-billed items, and therapeutic shoes can have different benefit categories and documentation. Do not assume the ordinary office-claim path covers them.
Scope the claim before the handoff
The clinician’s record, practice billing, and any supplier process may have different owners.
Clinical evidence
The practice documents the examination, diagnosis, procedure, and medical-necessity context. Taiga would need to confirm how it receives approved billing information.
Medical claims
Ask Taiga to assess office and professional surgical claim types against its managed billing scope, including follow-up on payer responses and denials.
Item claims
If the practice dispenses shoes, inserts, or braces, identify the supplier, orders, fitting records, and payer route. Taiga support for these claims is not established.
Questions for a podiatry fit call
Bring de-identified examples of each service or item you want managed. Do not send patient information in the booking form.
Which claims are professional?
Break out routine care, office procedures, surgery, and any supplier-billed items with their current submission paths.
Where are the records?
Identify the EHR, operative notes, certifying or ordering clinician records where relevant, and who approves charges.
Who owns the exceptions?
Clarify coverage questions, rejected claims, appeals, older A/R, and patient statements before moving work.
For a practice with a mixed service line
Useful to a podiatry owner who needs a scoped managed-billing conversation, especially if clinical services and dispensed items currently share one billing team.
No blanket foot-care or supplier claim promise
CMS distinguishes routine foot-care coverage and the separate rules for orthotics and therapeutic shoes. This page does not determine coverage, suggest codes, or claim Taiga handles supplier enrollment, footwear, or surgical claims.
Questions about podiatry billing
Does Taiga support podiatry?
This draft does not establish that. Ask Taiga to review your particular professional claims, procedural work, payer mix, and any item or supplier billing before deciding fit.
Are therapeutic shoes ordinary medical equipment claims?
Not always. CMS treats therapeutic shoes for people with diabetes as a separate Medicare Part B benefit category, even though DME contractors process those claims. Confirm your exact workflow with the relevant payer and Taiga.
Can routine foot care always be billed to Medicare?
No. Medicare coverage for routine foot care depends on specific circumstances and documentation. This is not a coding or coverage determination.
Bring your podiatry billing map
Separate office visits, procedures, and furnished items. Ask Taiga which lanes it can support and what needs another owner.
System guides show possible billing handoffs, not proven specialty compatibility.