CPT^® 21209, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Head

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 21209 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Head.

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The provider surgically repairs and or alters the facial bones by osteoplasty, surgically incising the bone, to reduce the size of the bony structures. He performs this procedure to correct defects caused by trauma or malformation.

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Congenital abnormaility

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Congenital abnormaility

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