tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2020 Issue Q1

Reader Question: Avoid Mix-Ups With Clavicle Fracture Repairs

Question: I’m having trouble keeping everything straight in the clavicular fracture repair code set. Could you give me a few tips on how to differentiate between these codes and use them correctly? Tennessee Subscriber Answer: Knowing the difference between open and closed treatment might appear to make this an open and shut coding case. You can’t, however, just rely on these treatment smarts to guide you to the proper clavicular fracture repair code; there are shades of difference throughout the clavicular fracture fix set, which stretches past 10 codes, including the following: 23500 (Closed treatment of clavicular...

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