Sometimes, a sprained wrist can take weeks if not months to properly heal. To ensure that the wrist heals properly and in a timely fashion medical billing code L3809 mandates certain regulations be observed for any wrist, hand, and finger orthosis under this classification.
The wrist hand finger orthosis that meets the requirements of the L3809 billing code. The brace must render the wrist hand and at least one finger immobile. It is important to not allow any movement in the wrist especially because wrist movement controls a lot of muscles in the hand and fingers. The less motion the wrist is allowed, the faster the injury will heal and the less pain there will be. This being stated, there must be no joints in the brace at all.
The L3809 billing code indicates a ready-made product. In order for this billing code to apply to this brace, it may not be modified by a healthcare worker in order to custom fit a specific patient.
Any directions given by a physician or authorized healthcare worker should be followed. If injuries go untreated, or are not treated properly they will worsen over time.