Q&A: Reporting fracture care follow-up care only

Article Overview

This article discusses how to think about billing follow-up care after a fracture reduction performed in the emergency room and transferred to an orthopedic practice. It explains the general decision point between reporting postoperative care as part of the original service versus using itemized evaluation and management reporting when the original reduction code is not available. The piece is relevant to orthopedic, emergency department, and medical coding staff working with global surgical services and Medicare physician fee schedule guidance.