Casting & Strapping: 28400-28675 Reimbursement: Reinforce Reimbursements With Casting And Strapping Answers

Hint: Not everything is included under fracture care.

If you want to maximize your reimbursement when you bill a fracture care code (28400- 28675), you have to know what's bundled into the 90-day global period -- and more important, what's not.

Check out answers to some frequently asked questions to see whether you're making the most out of casting and strapping procedures.

Question: What is included and excluded in the global period for fracture care codes?

Answer: The Correct Coding Initiative (CCI) edits bundle the application of initial casts and strapping (29000-29750) into fracture care codes with a 90-day global period. Other procedures included in [...]

- Published on 2011-06-10