CPT Knowledgebase - Apr 24, 2017

If a patient is diagnosed with multiple fractures of the foot/toes bilaterally, the patient is stabilized with splints, as the decision for definitive care with ORIF of the fractures eg. talus would be performed the next day, can the provider bill for closed treatment of multiple fractures without manipulation on the day the provider initially saw the patient?

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