AHA Coding Clinic® for HCPCS - 2002 Issue 2

What every coder needs to know about casting and strapping

At the January 2001 APC Advisory Panel meeting, the panel recommended that facilities need to be educated regarding the appropriate coding of strapping and cast application services (APCs 58 and 59). Then, at the January 2002 APC Advisory Panel meeting, another recommendation was made that education was needed regarding how to apply the appropriate codes. A workgroup, including the American Hospital Association (AHA), the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), was convened. Under the AMA’s able leadership, a consensus article was developed and subsequently published in the AMA’s CPT Assistant...

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