tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2011 Issue 3

Reader Questions: Code Splinting Only In Certain Situations

Question: A 3-year-old child presented to our ED with a history of falling off a chair and injuring his right wrist. After performing a physical exam, the physician orders a forearm x-ray, which shows a buckle fracture of the right wrist. The physician temporarily protects the injury with a forearm splint and refers the patient to an orthopedic surgeon for restorative treatment. Can I code for the splinting?North Carolina SubscriberAnswer: Because the physician provides only the initial splinting without restorative treatment, you can code for the forearm splinting with 29125 (Application of short arm splint [forearm to hand]...

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