CPT 29799 (unlisted procedure, casting or strapping) should be used instead for low-back strapping. The ACA advised practices to submit appropriate supporting documentation when using an unlisted code to provide an adequate description of “the nature, extent and need for the procedure,” according to the report.
Read the report on CPT 29220.
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