tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2005 Issue 3

Restore Precision to Your Fracture Coding

Know when to report -54, multiple codes Knowing the requirements for restorative care, the difference between open and closed treatments, and how to bill for multiple fractures is crucial to accurately reporting fracture care in the ED. Follow these tips for flawless reporting when your physician reduces a patient's broken bone. Double Fractures, Double Codes? This little piggy has a stress fracture, and this little piggy has a complex fracture. The physician performs a reduction on two metatarsal fractures on the same foot, and then applies a single cast encompassing both fracture sites. Can you bill more than one...

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