Wiki splint application help

[ggparker14]

Patient presents with a tibial/fibular fracture. A sugar tong splint is applied. Is this considered a long leg splint 29505 or a short leg splint with 29515?

Thanks for any help.

 

[kak6]

if not documented as long leg you cannot code it, you must use the short leg splint

 

[carrielew.32.cl@gmail.com]

reply

Patient presents with a tibial/fibular fracture. A sugar tong splint is applied. Is this considered a long leg splint 29505 or a short leg splint with 29515?

Thanks for any help.

I would think these are long leg. They go all the way to the knee. Short leg are usually to the calf.

 

[ashack63]

I would think these are long leg. They go all the way to the knee. Short leg are usually to the calf.

Tib Fib Fx can be distal - then no need for Long Leg... general rule is if not stated long leg, short leg is coded

Did the provider state what part of tib/fib was fx'd?