Wiki Applications of splints/strapping

[jackiemal]

If a patient comes in with a sprained ankle and the physician orders a splint or strapping to the ankle but has the nurse apply it, can we bill for it? Sometimes the nurse applies and sometimes the PA or NP applies. Does it need to say in the physician's notes who applied it and if he inspected it? I can't find anything in guidelines or CMS.

Any help on finding information on this would be appreciated!