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:
Report a CPT code for the application of a splint regardless of whether the splint was off-the-shelf or prefabricated. This applies to the following codes: 29105â Application of long arm splint, shoulder to hand. 29125â Application of short arm splint, forearm to hand; static. 29126â dynamic. 29130â Application of finger splint; static.