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OrthoInfo AAOS Health Library

OrthoInfo offers a wide range of patient education topics — from detailed information about orthopedic conditions and surgical procedures to more general topics like exercise and injury prevention. All articles are developed and peer-reviewed by orthopedic surgeons.

Conditions 

• Shoulder, Arm and Elbow
• Hand and Wrist
• Spine and Neck
• Hip
• Knee and Leg
• Foot and Ankle

Categories

• Diseases, Arthritis, Tumors and Syndromes
• Broken Bones and Injury
• Treatment and Rehabilitation
• Sports and Exercise
• Prevention and Safety 

Patient Groups

• Children
• Seniors

Overview

• What is Orthopedics?
• Glossary of Orthopedic Terms
• About Orthopedics 

Prairie Lakes Orthopedics provides personalized surgical and nonsurgical care for patients with a variety of conditions related to joints, bones, ligaments, nerves and tendons. Our team of experts work together to not only get you back to your normal self, but we also work to prevent injuries and improve performance. Our team-based approach ensures proper diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation.

Treatments

Prairie Lakes Orthopedics treats conditions that result from trauma, sports injuries, disease, tumors, or congenital disorders including:

• ACL injury
• Carpal tunnel
• Foot and ankle disorders
• Pediatrics
• Fractures
• Ganglion cysts
• Gout
• Hand disorders
• Joint pain
• Knee, hip, and shoulder issues
• Overuse injuries
• Sprains and strains
• Rotator Cuff injuries
• Tendonitis
• Tennis elbow

Our Orthopedic Specialists

Casey Johnston, MD

Orthopedics

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Gerald Rieber, MD

Orthopedics

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Michael Vener, MD

Orthopedics

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Tim Larson, PA-C

Orthopedics

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Lisa Lee, CNP

Orthopedics

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Patient Education

 Orthopedic Procedure Videos and Patient Education 

Sports Medicine

Our expert team of orthopedic surgeons, athletic trainers, physical and occupational therapists work together to provide prevention, recognition, evaluation, education and immediate care of athletic injuries to area athletes.

Athletic Trainers, Jodi DeVaal and Faith Tyler, serve student-athletes from Watertown and the surrounding area on a full-time basis treating and preventing athletic injuries.They also provide education, support, and first aid when needed. In addition, Sam Cappadora provides Athletic Training services to the Watertown Shamrocks. The Prairie Lakes Sports Medicine team can be seen supporting athletes at local sporting events.

Schedule an Appointment

Please call Prairie Lakes Orthopedics at 605-882-2630 with any concerns you might have. No referrals necessary.  

Located in the lower level of the Prairie Lakes Specialty Clinic with Rehabilitation Services, Orthopedic patients have convenient access to therapy and rehab services as our teams work closely together to provide an individualized treatment plan to restore your mobility. Prairie Lakes Orthopedics also works closely with the Prairie Lakes Pain Science Center to find solutions to chronic pain and wide-spread pain. 

Your Rights & Protections Against Medical Bills

What is “balance billing” (sometimes called “surprise billing”)?

When you see a doctor or other health care provider, you may owe certain out-of-pocket costs, such as a co-payment, coinsurance, and/or a deductible. You may have other costs or have to pay the entire bill if you see a provider or visit a health care facility that isn’t in your health plan’s network.

“Out-of-network” describes providers and facilities that haven’t signed a contract with your health plan. Out-of-network providers may be permitted to bill you for the difference between what your plan agreed to pay and the full amount charged for a service. This is called “balance billing.” This amount is likely more than in-network costs for the same service and might not count toward your annual out-of-pocket limit.

“Surprise billing” is an unexpected balance bill. This can happen when you can’t control who is involved in your care—like when you have an emergency or when you schedule a visit at an in-network facility but are unexpectedly treated by an out-of-network provider.

You are protected from balance billing for:

Emergency services
If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount (such as copayments and coinsurance). You can’t be balance billed for these emergency services. This includes services you may get after you’re in stable condition unless you give written consent and give up your protections not to be balanced billed for these post-stabilization services.

Certain services at an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgical center
When you get services from an in-network hospital or ambulatory surgery center there may be providers who are out-of-network. In these cases, the most those providers may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost-sharing amount. This applies to emergency medicine, anesthesia, pathology, radiology, laboratory, neonatology, assistant surgeon, hospitalist, or intensivist services. These providers can’t balance bill you and may not ask you to give up your protections not to be balance billed.

If you get other services at these in-network facilities, out-of-network providers can’t balance bill you, unless you give written consent and give up your protections.

You’re never required to give up your protections from balance billing. You also aren’t required to get care out-of-network. You can choose a provider or facility in your plan’s network.

When balance billing isn’t allowed, you also have the following protections:

If you have an emergency medical condition and get emergency services from an out-of-network provider or facility, the most the provider or facility may bill you is your plan’s in-network cost.

You are only responsible for paying your share of the cost (like the co-payments, coinsurance, and deductibles that you would pay if the provider or facility was in-network). Your health plan will pay out-of-network providers and facilities directly.

Your health plan generally must:

• Cover emergency services without requiring you to get approval for services in advance (prior authorization).
• Cover emergency services by out-of-network providers.
• Base what you owe the provider or facility (cost-sharing) on what it would pay an in-network provider or facility and show that amount in your explanation of benefits.
• Count any amount you pay for emergency services or out-of-network services toward your deductible and out-of-pocket limit.

If you believe you’ve been wrongly billed, you may contact 1-800-985-3059.
Visit www.cms.gov/nosurprises for more information about your rights under federal law.

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System offers a wide range of medical services for people who call northeastern South Dakota and western Minnesota home.

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