CPT^® 25609, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Forearm and Wrist

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 25609 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 three or more radial bone fragments in place with internal wires, screws, or pins.

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Closed fracture reduction followed by ORIF next day.

Commercial insurance is primary along with using codes 25605 then next day 25609. I would agree to use modifier 58. Is there any coding guidelines to show for coding this way? I need supportive inf... [ 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 ]

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Hi my name is Millie and I work for a Orthopedics: Patient came in through the emergency 02/04/2020 and was admitted for surgery the same day. Discharged 02/05/2020. I billed 99285-57 25609 LT 25... [ 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 ]

Can CPT 25608, 25652, 25676, & 25290 be billed together?

If the surgeon performed ORIF on RT distal radius, ORIF on RT distal ulna, and ORIF of RT distal radial ulnar joint and Brachioradialis tenotomy can these be billed together? NCCI doesn't bundle thes... [ Read More ]

27759 and 27535 billable together or incidental even with seperate incision?

Thanks Ryan! Coding Professional to answer your question. One thing I've asked (w/ no answer yet) and still been looking for so far is another list/document similar to NCCI, separate procedure, or the... [ 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 ]

3 part distal radius ORIF WITH tenotomy of brachioradialis

Our provider is performing a tenotomy of the brachioradialis tendon (CPT 25290) during an ORIF of a distal radius fracture (CPT 25609) He is using the same fracture diagnosis on both the ORIF and the ... [ Read More ]

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