Splinted before surgery? If you’re admitted, the office charge goes away

Article Overview

This premium coding article explains the reimbursement and billing implications of office-based fracture splinting when the patient is admitted to the hospital and later undergoes surgery. It is aimed at physicians, orthopedic practices, and medical billers who need to understand how same-day admission and operative care can affect whether office services, materials, and related evaluation services are separately payable. The discussion touches on Medicare billing, global surgical payment concepts, and the use of evaluation and management modifiers in this context.