AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2025 Issue 1; Ask the Editor

Coaptation splint

A patient presents after a fall resulting in an injury to the left arm, which caused a closed, nondisplaced transverse fracture of the humeral shaft. This fracture occurred near hardware from a previous fracture. It was determined that the fracture could be managed nonoperatively with the application of a coaptation splint. The physician used a four-inch Ortho-Glass to place the splint on the left humerus. This was held in place with an elastic stretchable bandage. The patient is intact neurovascularly after splint placement and tolerated the procedure well.What is the correct CPT code for the application of the coaptation splint in this case? ...

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