Billing code
F062A — Metatarsal fracture – rigid immobilization
Metatarsal fracture, rigid immobilization
Bill F062 for a metatarsal fracture treated without reduction using rigid immobilization you custom-mold and apply.
Watch for: A simple splint, such as a metal splint, isn't rigid immobilization; that is billed as a visit only.
| Provider | Specialist | Assistant | Anaesthetist | Non-anaesthetist |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $67.75 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
- Code
- F062A
- Description
- Metatarsal fracture – rigid immobilization
- FHO+ basket
- Not in the FHO+ base rate basket (Schedule 2 or 2B).
- Effective date
- Apr 1, 2025
- Termination date
- No end date
Explanation
Updated October 26, 2026
Treatment of a metatarsal fracture without reduction, using rigid immobilization the physician custom-molds and applies.
What it covers
F062 is treatment of a metatarsus fracture with rigid immobilization, listed after F061 ('one or more') and before closed reduction (F063) (N57).
Open reduction is F064 (one) or F065 (two or more) (N57, N58).
Billing rules
- Rigid immobilization means a custom-molded device applied by the physician. A simple splint, such as a metal splint, is not rigid immobilization and is billed as a visit only (N1).
- The major pre-operative visit (the consultation or assessment) can be billed in addition (N1).
- A cast or corrective splint applied during the first 2 weeks is included in the fracture or dislocation fee; later casts are billed from the cast listings (N7).
- If you transfer the patient to another physician for after-care, bill 75% of the listed fee; the physician giving after-care bills visit fees (N2).
- Multiple fractures or dislocations: the major one is paid at 100% and each of the others at 85% (N1).
- Non-elective fracture or dislocation care started in the evening, on a weekend or holiday, or at night takes an after-hours premium: E412 (+20%) or E413 (+40%) for an Emergency Department Physician billing H codes, or E409 (+50%) or E410 (+75%) for other physicians (GP103, GP104).
- Patients under 16: payment is increased by 10% to 30% depending on age (GP64).
Often billed with
- The consultation or assessment that is the major pre-operative visit (N1).
Related codes: F061, F063, F064, F065, Z199
Source: Schedule of Benefits (July 1, 2026), Musculoskeletal System Surgical Procedures, Foot and Ankle, page N57.
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