Kelly Smith
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Kelly Smith CPC,
ksmith@wcpeds.com
I work in a pediatrics office and we do fracture care. My question is: a patient comes into our office and sees a physician and the phycisian's diagnosis is a fractured distal radius, per our x-ray, but the limb is to swollen to cast and they are told to come back in three days for casting. My understanding is that when they come in on the first initial visit and we do not cast then we code an office visit, x-ray, ace bandages and a splint with the proper modifiers.
When the patient comes back for the initial casting with a different physician and that physician places the cast for the fractured distal radius, then it is my understanding that we code the CPT global fx on this visit.
Can you charge a global CPT fx code if on the first day the patient comes in and you place the child in a splint. Your expertise would greatly be appreciated in regards to fracture care. Thanks, Kelly
ksmith@wcpeds.com
I work in a pediatrics office and we do fracture care. My question is: a patient comes into our office and sees a physician and the phycisian's diagnosis is a fractured distal radius, per our x-ray, but the limb is to swollen to cast and they are told to come back in three days for casting. My understanding is that when they come in on the first initial visit and we do not cast then we code an office visit, x-ray, ace bandages and a splint with the proper modifiers.
When the patient comes back for the initial casting with a different physician and that physician places the cast for the fractured distal radius, then it is my understanding that we code the CPT global fx on this visit.
Can you charge a global CPT fx code if on the first day the patient comes in and you place the child in a splint. Your expertise would greatly be appreciated in regards to fracture care. Thanks, Kelly