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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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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MOD 25 on office visit w/ closed FX care

[QUOTE="cling2me2, post: 498356, member: 235551"] Hi. CPT 25600 has a 90 day global period and therefore would need modifier 57 on the E&M code. [/QUOTE] Agree with this! Add 57 modifier to the ov.... [ Read More ]

MOD 25 on office visit w/ closed FX care

Hi. CPT 25600 has a 90 day global period and therefore would need modifier 57 on the E&M code.... [ Read More ]

Ofc visit + Fracture care

Be sure to check your payer guidelines. The E&M may not require a modifier as there isn't a CCI edit for 99203/99204 with 25600, Q4010 & 73110.... [ Read More ]

MOD 25 on office visit w/ closed FX care

[QUOTE="Kaitbohrer, post: 494353, member: 390157"] [I][B]Is anyone else having their office visits w/ mod 25 denied with Fracture care code?[/B] Easy example: 99203-99204-25 - office visit with mod 2... [ Read More ]

MOD 25 on office visit w/ closed FX care

[I][B]Is anyone else having their office visits w/ mod 25 denied with Fracture care code?[/B] Easy example: 99203-99204-25 - office visit with mod 25 for in ofc minor surgery 25600 LT - fracture care... [ Read More ]

Ofc visit + Fracture care

[COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5][I][B]Is anyone else having their office visits w/ mod 25 denied with Fracture care code?[/B][/I][/SIZE][/COLOR] [I][COLOR=rgb(0, 0, 0)][SIZE=5]Easy example: 99203-99204-2... [ Read More ]

Acute distal radial fracture with minor dorsal angulation and a minor distal ulnar buckle fracture

How would you code both of these fractures? There was no manipulation done and the patient was put in a sugar tong splint. I thought about 25600 but there is no palmar displacement and there is a do... [ Read More ]

Fracture care - Distal Radius/Ulna

A patient with a distal radius fracture along with an ulnar styloid fracture is seen in the office. During the office visit, the patient is casted and makes the decision to proceed with an ORIF of the... [ Read More ]

25606 & 25600 and 25651 & 20690 bundling help for sx on distal radius & ulnar styloid fx's

Diagnosis: 1. Left grade 1 open comminuted intra-articular distal radius fracture (s52.572b) 2. Left open ulnar styloid fracture (s52.612b) 3. Dislocation of distal radioulnar joint (s63.015a) Proced... [ Read More ]

Closed Treatment of a Distal Ulna Fx

[b]Closed treatment of distal ulna fx[/b] 25600 w/out manipulation, 25606 with manipulation-Closed treatment of a distal radial fracture or epiphyseal separation, includes closed treatment of fractur... [ Read More ]

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