CPT^® 25120, Under Excision Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25120 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Excision Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

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In this procedure the provider incises and exposes a section of the arm's radius or ulna bones distal to the elbow. He removes a benign abnormal growth from any area except the head and neck of the radius and the olecranon process of the ulna.

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