CPT code 29125

What does CPT code 29125 mean on a medical bill?

This is the charge for putting a splint on your forearm or wrist — the rigid support that holds the joint still, which is not the same as a full cast. Emergency rooms bill applying the splint separately from the visit, and usually add another line for the splint materials. If you were told to follow up with an orthopedist who later applied a cast, that is a new charge from a different provider rather than a duplicate of this one.

What does CPT code 29125 usually cost?

Two lines are normal here: applying the splint and the materials used to make it. The x-ray that came before it and the radiologist's reading of that x-ray are billed separately again.

What should I watch out for with CPT code 29125?

• A splint billed for a limb that is not the one you injured — check the side and body part on the line
• The application billed twice because the splint was adjusted or replaced during the same visit
• A cast code on a bill for a visit you left in a splint