CPT Knowledgebase - Jul 2, 2024

If a patient presents to the emergency department (ED) with a fracture & the ED physician places a prefabricated splint on the fracture to stabilize the fracture (no manipulation or reduction is performed) and then refers the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for follow-up care, what is the appropriate code for splint placement in the ED?

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