AMA CPT® Assistant - 2015 Issue 8 (August)

CPT Coding for Rib Fracture Care (August 2015)

August 2015 page 3 CPT Coding for Rib Fracture Care For the 2015 CPT® code set, four Category III CPT codes (0245T-0248T) were converted to three new Category I CPT codes (21811-21813) to report open reduction and internal fixation of rib fractures. This article addresses the deletions and additions made to this set of musculoskeletal codes. Code 21800, which previously described closed treatment of rib fracture, uncomplicated, was deleted because the standard practice no longer includes using strapping or rib belts as closed treatment for rib fractures. Currently, the predominate treatment for this type of fracture is pain control...

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