Wiki fracture care

[catcattucker]

I have gotten many different answers on this so I wanted to get opinions. what guidelines do ya'll follow to decide whether or not to bill fracture care. My main question being what if the patient brings in a sling that was already given to them? I know we can bill fracture care if we supply the sling and do the follow up care but what if we did not supply it? Every place I search gives a different basis on which to make this decision and I am confused.

 

[amyjph]

It doesn't matter that they brought in a sling or you provide it. It's the intent of the provider and the documentation. Did the provider intend to bill fracture care (global) or the itemized route?
Here's a link to more fracture care discussion. If you use the search feature in the forums there are more of these as well.

https://www.aapc.com/discuss/threads/closed-fracture-care.191719/?view=date#post-525290