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:
The new bundled code 36147 (Introduction of needle and/or catheter, arteriovenous shunt created for dialysis (graft/fistula); initial accessâ¦) includes all catheterization within the circuit; however, selective catheterization within branch draining veins off the circuit is NOT bundled into code 36147 and is separately reportable.