CPT^® 29550, Under Lower Extremity Application of Strapping-Any Age

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 29550 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Lower Extremity Application of Strapping-Any Age.

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The provider applies elastic adhesive tape to the toes to hold the joints or muscles in a fixed position and limit excessive or abnormal movements. Strapping treats muscle strains, dislocations, sprains, and certain fractures.

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Toe Strapping code 29550 - Medicare denying as frequency

Medicare denies when I bill 29550 with toe modifiers, ie: 29550-T8 and 29550-T9, each toe is strapped individually by the doctor. Medicare denies for frequency. I have looked everywhere for informat... [ Read More ]

Buddy taping

haha - yes thank you - yes 29550 Could you give me your rational... I would lean towards the fracture care because it is a fracture and should be covered under the global should a follow up be need... [ Read More ]

Buddy taping

[b]92550 is tympanometry[/b] I know you ment 29550 and yes that would be the code.... [ Read More ]

28510 vs 29550

How would you code this scenario: Patient comes to the physician office with pain in the toes of her left foot. The physician took x-rays of her foot and toes and it was determined that she had fractu... [ Read More ]

Toe fracture help

I'm hoping to get a little information. A patient comes in to urgent care with an injury to her little toe. She is xrayed and found to have a fracture. The notes say fracture treated by buddy taping,... [ Read More ]

Kinesio Taping Clarification

Please help with billing/coding for kinesio taping. Does anyone have a definitive answer???? I have found resources that tell me to bill the strapping codes 29200-29280; 29520-29550, while other reso... [ Read More ]

buddy tape

can I code 29550 or can I code 28510, my Doctor says he buddy taped 2 toes for a fracture of the #2 proximal phalanges, and is it documented anywhere so I can show if asked why I picked it up?..thank ... [ Read More ]

Chiropractor billing kinesio taping

29200 - Thorax 29240 - Shoulder 29260 - Elbow or Wrist 29280 - Hand or Finger 29520 - Hip 29530 - Knee 29540 - Ankle and/or Foot 29550 - Toes... [ Read More ]

Buddy taping fingers and toes

[QUOTE="williams9, post: 140263, member: 58344"]Can buddy taping of the toes be charged as strapping toe 29550 if the patient is only diagnosed with contusion of the toe; no fx? In some cases, the nu... [ Read More ]

Buddy taping fingers and toes

[b]Buddy taping toes[/b] Can buddy taping of the toes be charged as strapping toe 29550 if the patient is only diagnosed with contusion of the toe; no fx? In some cases, the nurse is doing the buddy... [ Read More ]

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