LCD Reference Article Billing and Coding Article

Billing and Coding: Fracture Care

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A53322
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Article Title
Billing and Coding: Fracture Care
Article Type
Billing and Coding
Original Effective Date
10/01/2015
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01/01/2021
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Many times the initial treating physician does not provide all of the follow-up care after surgery. View examples of acceptable ways to bill for definitive or restorative treatment of a fracture.

Coding and Billing Options

Claim Coding Example #1

When the surgeon does not provide any of the follow-up care for the 90 day global payment period, the surgeon bills the closed treatment of radial shaft fracture as follows:
Date Place of Service CPT/Modifier Charge Units
2/15/2014 Applicable Code 25500 54 $$ 1


Second physician bills the follow-up care for the closed treatment of radial shaft fracture as follows:

Date Place of Service CPT/Modifier Charge Units
2/15/2014 Applicable Code 25500 55 $$ 1

Documentation in item 19 of 1500 claim form: 2/16/2014- 5/16/2014

Claim Coding Example #2

When post operative care is provided by both physicians (45 days each), the surgeon bills the closed treatment of radial shaft fracture as follows:

Date Place of Service CPT/Modifier Charge Units
2/15/2014 Applicable Code 25500 54 $$ 1
2/15/2014 Applicable Code 25500 55 $$ 1

Document in item 19 of 1500 claim form 2/16/14-4/1/2014

Second physician bills the closed treatment of radial shaft fracture as follows:
Date Place of Service CPT/Modifier Charge Units
2/15/2014 Applicable Code 25500 55 $$ 1

Document in item 19 of 1500 claim form 4/2/2014-5/16/2014

If the decision to have surgery was made by the surgeon on the day before or the day of surgery, a modifier 57 needs to be appended to the evaluation and management code used. Without this modifier, your visit will be denied as included in the global package of the surgery.

If a patient visit occurs after surgery which is unrelated to the surgical procedure, a modifier 24 must be appended to the evaluation and management code.

To assist physicians and practitioners to select the correct code for the casting, splinting and splinting supplies, the following crosswalk provides guidance on which supply code are applicable for the various types of casts listed by Level I CPT codes.

The splints and cast Q codes are considered Level II codes and to be used when supplies are indicated for cast and splint purposes. The payment is in addition to the payment made under the physician fee schedule for the procedure for applying the splint or cast.

Level I Level II Level I Level II
29000 Q4001 or Q4002 29126 Q4021 through Q4024
29010 Q4001 or Q4002 29130 Q4049
29015 Q4001 or Q4002 29131 Q4051
29020 Q4001 or Q4002 29305 Q4025 through Q4028
29025 Q4001 or Q4002 29325 Q4025 through Q4028
29035 Q4001 or Q4002 29345 Q4029 through Q4032
29040 Q4001 or Q4002 29355 Q4029 through Q4032
29044 Q4001 or Q4002 29365 Q4033 through Q4036
29046 Q4001 or Q4002 29405 Q4037 through Q4040
2949 Q4050 29425 Q4037 through Q4040
29055 Q4003 or Q4004 29435 Q4037 through Q4040
29058 Q4003 29440 Q4050
29065 Q4005 through Q4008 29445 Q4037 through Q4040
29075 Q4009 through Q4012 29450 Q4035, Q4036, Q4039
29085 Q4013 through Q4016 Q4040
29105 Q4017 through Q4020 29505 Q4041 through Q4044
29125 Q4021 through Q4024 29515 Q4045 through Q4048


The allowance for application of a cast, splint or strapping includes removal or repair by the same physician or other physician in the same group. Billing for cast removal or repair (29700-29750) should be employed only for casts applied by another physician group.

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24 UNRELATED EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE BY THE SAME PHYSICIAN DURING A POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD: THE PHYSICIAN MAY NEED TO INDICATE THAT AN EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE WAS PERFORMED DURING A POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD FOR A REASON(S) UNRELATED TO THE ORIGINAL PROCEDURE. THIS CIRCUMSTANCE MAY BE REPORTED BY ADDING THE MODIFIER -24 TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF E/M SERVICE, OR THE SEPARATE FIVE DIGIT MODIFIER 09924 MAY BE USED.
54 SURGICAL CARE ONLY: WHEN ONE PHYSICIAN PERFORMS A SURGICAL PROCEDURE AND ANOTHER PROVIDES PREOPERATIVE AND/OR POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT, SURGICAL SERVICES MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY ADDING THE MODIFIER -54 TO THE USUAL PROCEDURE NUMBER OR BY USE OF THE SEPARATE FIVE DIGIT MODIFIER CODE 09954.
55 POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT ONLY: WHEN ONE PHYSICIAN PERFORMS THE POSTOPERATIVE MANAGEMENT AND ANOTHER PHYSICIAN HAS PERFORMED THE SURGICAL PROCEDURE, THE POSTOPERATIVE COMPONENT MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY ADDING THE MODIFIER -55 TO THE USUAL PROCEDURE NUMBER OR BY USE OF THE SEPARATE FIVE DIGIT MODIFIER CODE 09955.
57 DECISION FOR SURGERY: AN EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT SERVICE THAT RESULTED IN THE INITIAL DECISION TO PERFORM THE SURGERY, MAY BE IDENTIFIED BY ADDING THE MODIFIER -57 TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF E/M SERVICE, OR THE SEPARATE FIVE DIGIT MODIFIER 09957 MAY BE USED.
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Revision History Information

Revision History Date Revision History Number Revision History Explanation
01/01/2021 R5

Updated to indicate this article is not an LCD Reference Article.

01/01/2021 R4

Under CPT/HCPCS Modifiers, the description was changed for the following modifier:

• 57

This revision is due to the Q1 2021 CPT/HCPCS Code Update and is effective for dates of service on or after 01/01/2021.

10/01/2015 R3

As required by CR 10901, article is converted to a formal billing and coding type article. There is no change in coverage.

10/01/2015 R2

This Article effective 10/1/2015, combines JEA A53321 in the JEB A53322 so that both JEA and JEB contract numbers will have the same final Medicare Coverage Database (MCD) Article number.

10/01/2015 R1 This article was revised to includeSouthern California, Nevada, Hawaii and Territories.
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