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Published on Wed Apr 06, 2022

Question: Encounter notes indicate that the surgeon performed repair of a nonunion in a patient’s left radius and left ulna. There was no mention of autograft. Should I report 25400 x 2? Answer: You shouldn’t report 25400 (Repair of nonunion or malunion, radius OR ulna; without graft (eg, compression technique)) at all. Why? There’s a code for nonunion repair that [...]
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