CPT^® 24435, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Humerus (Upper Arm) and Elbow

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 24435 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Humerus (Upper Arm) and Elbow.

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Summary

In this procedure the provider treats a nonunion or malunion deformity in the upper arm by cutting the undeveloped or improperly grown bone and fixing it with the help of a bone graft taken from the patient’s own body.

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