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This presentation will review the ins and outs of coding for casting, strapping, and splinting, all common ways of treating integumentary and musculoskeletal conditions and injuries. We will talk about when we can report these services, and all that is involved in sending clean claims for quick payments on these services. We will also review the supplies that we can report to get paid the costs the practice incurs on these supplies. In 2022 there were changes made in CPT to clarify when these services are included in other procedures, and when they can be reported separately. Not knowing these rules and guidelines can be the difference between profit and loss.

Learning Objective:

• Pricing for supplies used in casting, strapping and splinting
• Learn the differences between these services
• Manage the supplies for profit
• Know the providers that are performing casting, strapping, and splinting
• Understand the closed treatment of fractures or choosing not to report them

Areas Covered in the Session:

• What qualifies as strapping
• Coding for compression dressings and Unna boots
• Modifiers related to casting, strapping and splinting
• HCPCS coding for supplies
• Medicare reimbursement for these services
• Understanding of units and quantities
• Live Q&A Session

Suggested Attendees:

• Billers
• Coders
• Administrators
• Managers
• Supervisors
• Physician
• Non-Physician providers
• Qualified Healthcare Professionals
• Surgery Schedulers
• Claims Adjustment Staff

Presenter Biography:

Lynn M. Anderanin, CPC, CPB, CPMA, CPC-I, CPPM, COSC is the Sr. Coding Educator for Healthcare Information Services, a revenue cycle management and consulting service in the Chicagoland area. Prior to relocating to Chicago, Lynn was the Billing Office Manager and surgical coder for Hand Surgery Associates, now Michigan Surgery Specialists in the Detroit Area.  She has over 39 years of experience in all areas of the physician practice including Practice Administrator, Billing Manager, and Director of Operations.  Her experience is primarily in the specialties of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology, and Hematology/Oncology. She has been a speaker for many conferences, including the AAPC National Conferences and Workshops, Community Colleges, Audio Conferences, Certification classes, and Webinars. Lynn became a CPC in 1993, a Certified Instructor in 2002, a Certified Orthopedic Surgery Coder in 2009, an examination in which she participated in creating. She passed the Certified Practice Manager exam in 2015, the Certified Medical Auditor exam in 2016, and the Certified Professional Biller exam in 2021. Lynn is the founder of the first local chapter of the AAPC in Chicago, which is now 25 years old, and a former member of the AAPC National Advisory Board as well as several other committees for the AAPC.

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