What is a long-arm splint

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You are a new medical coder that works for an Orthopedic medical practice. Patients are often seen for fractures or dislocations which require either a cast or splint. A common patient encounter may be for application of a long-arm splint. What's your knowledge of CPT to this patient's scenario (Coding for Musculoskeletal Sevices). In this scenario include: What a long-arm splint is and when this would be appropriate? Provide the CPT code from the surgery section which would identify application of a long-arm splint. List the steps of how you arrived at this code and explain how this is important for reimbursement purposes.

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