Reader Questions:
29450 Seals the Weekly Casting Deal
Published on Mon Oct 25, 2010
Question: Which modifier should we report when we recast a patient each week to treat his bilateral clubfeet? Illinois SubscriberAnswer: For weekly castings, you should report 29450 (Application of clubfoot cast with molding or manipulation, long or short leg), and append modifier 50 (Bilateral procedure) to it. You don't need to append another modifier to 29450 because insurers don't assign global surgical periods to casting codes.