CPT Knowledgebase - Jul 27, 2006

Is it appropriate for a physician in the emergency department setting to report for an application of a splint when it is applied by hospital nursing staff? The physician is not an employee of the hospital and uses the HCFA-1500 form. The physician is not providing fracture care in this instance and documents that he "supervised" or evaluated the splint for circulation, etc, after application.

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