#Closed fracture reduction code#

The appropriate anesthesia code is reported separately. No interventions are required to maintain cardiovascular function or a patent airway, and spontaneous ventilation is adequate.' December 2006 page 16 Special Issue 2006 Q&As: Anesthesia Question: Do the phrases 'with anesthesia' or 'requiring anesthesia' in CPT code descriptors preclude the reporting of anesthesia codes? AMA Comment: It should be noted that there are certain CPT code descriptors in the CPT codebook that include the phrases 'with anesthesia' or 'requiring anesthesia.' These phrases indicate that the work involved in performing that procedure requires anesthesia, whether it is general anesthesia, regional anesthesia, or monitored anesthesia care. When is it appropriate for an emergency physician to utilize closed fracture and/or dislocation management codes? Does ED care and/or follow up care need to be 'restorative' in order to apply these codes? When should the -54 modifier be used in conjunction with fracture and/or dislocation management codes when describing ED based care?Īccording to CPT, moderate sedation (formerly known as conscious sedation) is distinguishable from general anesthesia in that moderate sedation '.is a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation.

Closed treatment of dislocation without fracture, with manipulation (e.g., 23650-closed treatment of shoulder dislocation, with manipulation, without anesthesia)Ģ.

Closed treatment of dislocation with fracture with manipulation (e.g., 23665-closed treatment of shoulder dislocation, with fracture of greater humeral tuberosity, with manipulation).

Closed treatment of fracture with manipulation (e.g., 26755-closed treatment of distal phalangeal fracture, finger or thumb with manipulation).

Closed treatment of fracture without manipulation (e.g., 23500-closed treatment of clavicular fracture, without manipulation).

$closed fracture reduction$

There are four different forms of closed management of fractures and/or dislocations for emergency physicians:

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