CPT^® 25574, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25574 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist.

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The provider treats a both bone fracture of the forearm, involving the shafts of the radius and ulna, in an open procedure. He makes an incision to realign one of the bones and may apply hardware to stabilize it. The other bone does not require realignment or hardware.

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Intramedullary nail radial shaft fracture

[QUOTE="Set_Apart, post: 442298, member: 197190"]I would suggest using CPT 25574. Per the 2018 CPT book (pg 108), "Open treatment is used when the fractured bone is either: 1) surgically opened (expo... [ Read More ]

Intramedullary nail radial shaft fracture

I would suggest using CPT 25574. Per the 2018 CPT book (pg 108), "Open treatment is used when the fractured bone is either: 1) surgically opened (exposed to the external environment) and the fracture... [ Read More ]

Open Treatment

[b]Cpt[/b] Open treatment is a common terminology for C.P.T. which I am not familiar with, sorry for my mistake, Open treatment is the same with open reduction. "PCS only coder" this can be use on bo... [ Read More ]

Radius/ulna shaft fx

Per NCCI Manual: [QUOTE] 10. If a closed reduction procedure fails and is converted to an open reduction procedure at the same patient encounter, only the more extensive open reduction procedure is r... [ Read More ]

Need help with a coding question

The combo ORIF code better describes what is performed when you have both a radius and ulna fracture. The separate codes should be billed when only a single bone is reduced ORIF. Without looking at ... [ Read More ]

ORIF radial FX

[b]reply[/b] Thanks! :)I was going to initially use 25574, but was uncertain if the ulnar was reduced as well.... [ Read More ]

ORIF radial FX

I would use 25574 since you state that you have a Radius AND Ulnar FX and because the Ulnar was not approached. 25515 is for trearment of the Radius only. Dx should also be 813.33. Post and pre DX... [ Read More ]

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