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tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2003 Issue 5

Reduce Denials for Splint and Strap Fracture Care

Call it splitting hairs, but you should know the difference between splinting and strapping and when you can report these services for your ED physician.Clearly Separate Splints From Straps Both splinting and strapping fall under 29000-29799 (Application of casts and strapping). Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer as to what separates the two, but here's some guidance. You should decide, as a coding department, what differentiates splinting from strapping and apply your decision consistently when selecting codes, says Tammi Brame, CPC, compliance coordinator at Saint Elizabeth Physician Network in Lincoln, Neb.Consider following one of these policies for...

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