CPT^® 29125, Under Body and Upper Extremity Application of Splints

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 29125 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Body and Upper Extremity Application of Splints.

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Summary

The provider applies a static, or rigid, splint to the lower arm extending from the elbow to the palm to immobilize an injury to the forearm or wrist during healing or for stabilization of a fracture prior to surgical repair.

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ORTHOGLASS BILLING

[QUOTE="BrandonP0207, post: 490250, member: 739009"] We are an urgent care facility that is privately owned. We use the orthoglass splinting material in our office. We need some guidance on billing ... [ Read More ]

Fracture code with laceration repair

I work for an Emergency Department Charge Capture team. I have an account where the Pt had a simple hand laceration repair CPT 12002 and also was splinted CPT 29125 for a metacarpal bone fracture s... [ Read More ]

Wrist decompression fasciotomy?

Hello. Would 25024 and 29125 be appropriate? I'm on the fence on the splint code. Any help would be appreciated. Preoperative Diagnosis Left wrist septic arthritis Postoperative Diagnosis Left wr... [ Read More ]

ORTHOGLASS BILLING orthoglass

We are an urgent care facility that is privately owned. We use the orthoglass splinting material in our office. We need some guidance on billing to commercial insurance and Medicare. We have been... [ Read More ]

Splint coding

We use 29125 for applying fiberglass splints, not OTS splints. For OTS splints, we bill the office visit and the splint (we own our DME), but no application code.... [ Read More ]

Splint coding

hi all! My provider wants to bill the application code 29125 for off the shelf splints. We do not own the splints. We have a vendor who supplies and bills for them. The L codes for the splints include... [ Read More ]

Fracture care vs. E/M

I get a little confused on when to bill out a fracture care code vs. E/M's or if both should be used, this example is for the clinic pro-fee. Curious if I could get some insight on how others would co... [ Read More ]

Velcro Wrist Splint Off-the-shelf HCPCS Code

[QUOTE="golymom, post: 415195, member: 114745"]The provider needs more clear documentation on the type of splint applied. Velcro splint means nothing. When billing for orthoses the documentation nee... [ Read More ]

Velcro Wrist Splint Off-the-shelf HCPCS Code

The box reads L3908 which reads "[B]non-molded, prefabricated, off-the-shelf[/B]". The problem is our practice has a DME supplier who bills for the supplies so in order words because the provider didn... [ Read More ]

Overwrap splint

I have a provider that placed an Overwrap Splint on a patient. The code that was chosen is 29125, however I'm not sure if this should be billed with a -52 modifier or what HCPCS code would be correct... [ Read More ]

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