• If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ & read the forum rules. To view all forums, post or create a new thread, you must be an AAPC Member. If you are a member and have already registered for member area and forum access, you can log in by clicking here. If you've forgotten the password it can be reset on our sign in section by entering your registered Email Address or Username here. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below..

Wiki Billing CPT application of off-the-shelf splint.

Create Wiki
T

tshortt0907

New
Messages
2
Location
Canton, OH
Best answers
0
Does anyone have the literature on why the Emergency department physician can not bill CPT codes in the 29xxx series if the splint is off-the-shelf or pre-fabricated?
 
ED splints

tshortt0907 said:
Does anyone have the literature on why the Emergency department physician can not bill CPT codes in the 29xxx series if the splint is off-the-shelf or pre-fabricated?
Click to expand...

http://campus.ahima.org/audio/2007/rb100207.pdf

Pg. 15 says that "off the shelf" splints are billed as hospital supplies, so the hospital bills for this. If it's a plaster cast or other splint, the ER doc should have documentation of applying it and/or checking the "pulses" and what not to make sure that it's fitted correctly. Otherwise, if it's a fracture they are splinting, and they provided fracture care, they should bill for the fracture care and NOT the splint since you don't code those together. You should also take care to use correct modifiers as well.

Hope this helps!
Angela
 
29130

Currently working in an urgent care. If an aluminum finger splint is applied and manipulated for the patient's injury is this
billable with 29130? Thanks
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top