CPT® 25600, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT®) code 25600 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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Summary

The provider treats a fracture of the wrist end of the radius, one of the bones in the forearm, in which the fracture fragment displaces upward or downward, in a closed procedure. The growth plate at the end of the bone may be displaced or the ulnar styloid, the bony bump on the ulna, fractured. He does not make an incision and does not manipulate the bones.

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