CPT^® 25405, Under Repair, Revision, and/or Reconstruction Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25405 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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In this procedure the provider treats a nonunion or malunion deformity in a radius or ulna bone of the lower 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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Scaphoid osteotomy w/ malunion repair using distal radius bone graft

Code 25405 is for non/malunion of either the radius or ulna, not the scaphoid.... [ Read More ]

Scaphoid osteotomy w/ malunion repair using distal radius bone graft

I need help with the above CPT. Dr. gave me 25440 but that is for repair of scaphoid nonunion and diagnosis is scaphoid malunion. I'm looking at 25405. Thank you,... [ Read More ]

Repair of Malunion fracture/EPL transplant

Hello, I need help with the procedures. I'm split between 25405 and 25391 and also is lengthening of brachioradialis inclusive or coded separately. Kindly advise. Thank you. My final codes are 25310 ... [ Read More ]

Fracture treatment - new or non-union? fracture

So I'm confused on this one. The Doctor is treating patient for the first time but patient has a non-union and a new fracture on the same bone. Debating between 25405 or 25545 for the procedure and wh... [ Read More ]

malunion distal radius fx open reduction & percutaneous wire fixation with osteoclasi

You are correct. The correct code is either 25400 or 25405. Code 25606 is for acute fracture care, not a malunion. If you used it, you may be denied because the CPT code would not match the diagnos... [ Read More ]

25400 without graft vs 25405 with autograft

[b]autograft 25405[/b] Thank you Jennifer, so much! No seperate incision on this one. He's using the osteophytes he removed as the graft. Mary... [ Read More ]

25400 without graft vs 25405 with autograft

OP NOTE: ORIF & repair of the nonunion with local grafting. .....previous incision was opened, compression plate was removed. The nonunion was identified, the osteophytes removed, edges made parallel... [ Read More ]

Revision open reduction, internal fixation of left ulnar with DBX graft

Look @ 25400 and the allograft is included unless the procedure was more difficult, refer to back to your physician for difficulty and if the 22 modifier is justified....the only allograft you can bil... [ Read More ]

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