CPT^® 25607, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25607 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 surgically repairs a fracture of the lower radius, the larger of the two lower arm bones, beyond the joint or a separation of the radius from the joint through an incision and fixes the radius in place with internal wires, screws, or pins.

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25575 or 25607 and 25545

Patient has both a distal radius fracture and a distal ulna fracture that need to be repair. My physician is asking whether to code 25607 and 25545 or just the one CPT 25575. I'm feeling like the two... [ Read More ]

Coding for impending malunion fracture

Hello, I have an op report for a patient and the physician stated it was an impending malunion. He did state the fracture is 3-4 weeks old and had to remove a significant amount of callous in order t... [ Read More ]

ORIF distal radius fracture malunion

25400. There is no edit since 25400 is for a fracture which has already been treated (and gone on to mal-union) and 25607 is for a fracture that is currently being treated. But it would also be very r... [ Read More ]

ORIF distal radius fracture malunion

Hi everyone! I'm coding a "ORIF distal radius fracture malunion." Would this be 25400 (repair radius malunion) or 25607 (ORIF extra-articular radius fracture)? There are also no NCCI edits for these t... [ Read More ]

3 part distal radius ORIF WITH tenotomy of brachioradialis

[QUOTE="fish4codes, post: 451631, member: 400219"] Hope this helps... Source: CPT®Assistant December 2013 Volume 23 Issue 12 "Question: When performing an open reduction and internal fixation of a ... [ Read More ]

ORIF Distal Radius

The main division here is "Extra' articular vs "Intra" articular. Since you have an extra-articular fracture code 25607. If you have an intra-articular fracture, you would chose either 25608 or 25609 ... [ Read More ]

ORIF Distal Radius

Help. I am very confused abot cpt code 25607, 25608,25609 . What if you have an exta-articular fracture with two fragments , How would you code that ?... [ 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 ]

3 part distal radius ORIF WITH tenotomy of brachioradialis

Hope this helps... Source: CPT®Assistant December 2013 Volume 23 Issue 12 "Question: When performing an open reduction and internal fixation of a three-part or greater distal radius fracture (code... [ Read More ]

Outpatient surgery diagnosis coding

I have a few questions regarding assignment of diagnosis codes when billing for a physician performing outpatient surgery. Example 1: Multiple surgical procedures, different anatomic sites Patient i... [ Read More ]

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