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:
CPT 45378 (Colonoscopy, flexible, proximal to splenic flexure, diagnostic) is used for most for most commercial payers. Medicare differs from most commercial payors for procedure code selections for colorectal screenings and uses a HCPCS code. The HCPCS G-code selection is based on the patient's level of risk.