âAledadeâs growth in such a short amount of time demonstrates that there is a real thirst for a new model of primary care, one that empowers physicians to succeed,â Farzad Mostashari, M.D., CEO and co-founder of Aledade and former National Coordinator for Health IT, said in a statement.
If a splint is applied, then the appropriate code for the splint application should be reported, CPT codes 29105â29131, 29505â29515. In addition, AHA Coding Clinic for HCPCS, fourth quarter 2007, p. 5, advises the following for âApplication of air castâ providers:
In this way, vertebral fracture cases are quite common in orthopedic practices and they should ensure accurate orthopedic medical coding to ensure due reimbursement, especially when ICD-10 is on board. In ICD-9, a single code 733.13 was used to report pathological fracture for vertebrae. But ICD-10 codes are more specific and require more details regarding the fractures. You should consider the following while coding for vertebral fractures in ICD-10. Cause of Fracture and Episode of Care. It is very important to specifically identify the underlying cause of the fracture for correct ICD-10 medical coding for vertebral fractures.