tci ED Coding & Reimbursement Alert - 2017 Issue 3

The Foot Bone's Connected to the Ankle Bone

Stepping up from the foot to the ankle is a great place to brush up on your coding for splints  When do you report a short leg splint for ED patients? There are a variety of injuries below the knee that may or may not involve the use of a short leg splint. And there are times when that splint can be coded and billed and times when it can't. Consider the following scenarios involving patients whose treatment included the application of a short leg splint. Short Leg Splint Patient 1 44-year-old female who presents to the Emergency Department...

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