DecisionHealth, DecisionHealth - 2022 Issue 10 (October)

Q&A: CPT musculoskeletal codes include casting and splinting procedures

Question: We just added a hand specialist to our practice. He has diagnosed several patients with De Quervain’s tenosynovitis, given an injection (20550, J0702) and also made short arm splints (29125, Q4022). CCI edits show these as bundled but a modifier is allowed to differentiate between services. They are performed at the same location for the same problem so I don't think there is justification for a modifier. I can see this is going to be a recurring issue and so I want to know for sure if I can bill these together or not?

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