karenmcgrady
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I was sent this email from a coder at a local hospital. I do not handle facility coding so wanted to get some help for the correct answer. Thanks
We treat patients in the ER and apply a splint to the finger or arm, the
nurse usually documents the application of the splint.
We bill a facility E&M level (nurse), 2 CPT procedure codes for
application of splint ( 1 for doctor and one for nurse). We do not bill
a physician E&M level.
In cases that the physician clearly documents the application of the
splint, can we also bill the E&M physician fee along with charges form
above, or just leave the E&M physician level off since we are billing
the CPT procedure code twice?
We treat patients in the ER and apply a splint to the finger or arm, the
nurse usually documents the application of the splint.
We bill a facility E&M level (nurse), 2 CPT procedure codes for
application of splint ( 1 for doctor and one for nurse). We do not bill
a physician E&M level.
In cases that the physician clearly documents the application of the
splint, can we also bill the E&M physician fee along with charges form
above, or just leave the E&M physician level off since we are billing
the CPT procedure code twice?