CPT^® 25320, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25320 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

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Summary

The provider reconstructs the wrist joint. He repairs the joint capsule and excises synovial membrane. He repairs ligaments and tendons as necessary, to restore the stability of the wrist, due to arthritis, an inflammatory condition of the joints, or prior trauma.

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Aetna denial for CPT code 25116 & 29844 on same day of service

[QUOTE="Orthocoderpgu, post: 484807, member: 29238"] If both procedures were dorsal your probably not going to get very far. If they were on opposite sides, you may have a case. My pet name for 25320 ... [ Read More ]

Aetna denial for CPT code 25116 & 29844 on same day of service

If both procedures were dorsal your probably not going to get very far. If they were on opposite sides, you may have a case. My pet name for 25320 is "Kitchen Sink" since just about everything is incl... [ Read More ]

Aetna denial for CPT code 25116 & 29844 on same day of service

I have a surgery denial of CPT code 25116 (dorsal tenosynovectomy) and 29844 (arthroscopic synovectomy) as mutually exclusive to 25320. When reading the description of 25320 it states "including syno... [ Read More ]

Wrist Surgery - Subsheath Tissue Repair/Stabilization with Fascial Flap extensor carpi ulnaris hand surgery orthopeadic reconstruction subsheath repair tendon rapair wrist

Hey my fellow coders! I am needing your help! I'm thinking the CPT is 25275 but it seems the provider did more work then just a tendon sheath repair. Would this be a reconstruction, 25320? Preop Dx: ... [ Read More ]

Interosseous ligament stabilization for a Essex-Lopresti injury

You might look at 25320 to see if that is a good code for the repair. However, that does bundle to 25337 so you could only bill 25337.... [ Read More ]

Arthroscopic surgery

[b]Use 59 Modifier[/b] I would code 25320 and 29846-59 since a separate incision was made.... [ Read More ]

Arthroscopic surgery

so I know that if a wrist arthroscopic procedure is being performed and then is converted into an open procedure it is coded as an open procedure only. But if the surgeon is doing both, but in separat... [ Read More ]

Internal wrist derangemtn-- NEED HELP ASAP

I am having a hard time with this procedure. My doc has asked that I find new ways to code and this procedure is one he would like coded differently. Diagnosis: 1. Internal derangement, right wri... [ Read More ]

64721 and 25320

Operative Report: The patient was brought to the operating room where sedation was administered. A median nerve block was administered, a tourniquet was placed on the patient's right upper extremity... [ Read More ]

Internal wrist derangement

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