Wiki new coder needs opinion

[ggparker14]

I have a patient that was seen in ER by an orthopedic surgeon. The patient has a nondisplaced Salter II fracture of the radius. The patient was placed in a long arm sugar-tong splint. No surgery is scheduled for the patient, but the patient is to follow up with the orthopedic surgeon in the surgeon's office. Can I bill the ER evaluation and the splint or would I only bill the evaluation?

Any opinions appreciated. Thanks.

 

[dpaige]

I would bill for the evaluation and the splint, assuming that the doctor was the one who applied it. If he just ordered it and the ER did the application, then I wouldn't bill for it.

Denise Paige, CPC-COSC