CPT^® 27197, Under Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Pelvis and Hip Joint

The Current Procedural Terminology (CPT^®) code 27197 as maintained by American Medical Association, is a medical procedural code under the range - Fracture and/or Dislocation Procedures on the Pelvis and Hip Joint.

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The provider treats a fracture and/or a complete or partial separation of one or both sides of the posterior (back) side of the pelvic bones, with or without an anterior component, without manipulation.

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Hip fracture removal of implant, but new screws back in ...

[QUOTE="nickelclaw, post: 502651, member: 256517"] Why the replacement? If not for post op or fixation pain I would stay in the fixation as if being done again per the coding tip in CPT book above cod... [ Read More ]

Hip fracture removal of implant, but new screws back in ...

Why the replacement? If not for post op or fixation pain I would stay in the fixation as if being done again per the coding tip in CPT book above code 27197 states that "codes for tx of fx and joint ... [ Read More ]

27197 Anterior pelvic ring fx

Is there any information for the rationale behind coding E/M code instead of fracture care code for closed treatment of ONLY anterior pelvic ring fracture ?... [ Read More ]

Closed reduction w/o manipulation?

I am needing some help understanding when I should append a closed reduction w/o manipulation on a Greater Trochanter fx. My physician reviewed xrays, and said that there was a stable Greater Trochan... [ Read More ]

Consults with 27197

I've come to a disagreement with one of my physicians who performs surgery for pelvic fractures on the appropriate billing of an E/M code with 27197 [closed treatment w/o manipulation of a posterior p... [ Read More ]

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27197 has no global date ? do any other features have no global date?

I keep a shortcut on my desktop to the most current release of the "National Physician Fee Schedule Relative Value File" - this includes global information for all codes - use it every single day for ... [ Read More ]

27197 has no global date ? do any other features have no global date?

*fractures not featurs in title Am I reading this correct that 27197 has no global? Anyone know why this is? Any other fracture codes with 10 day or no global? Thanks guys!... [ Read More ]

27917 Clsd tx pelvic ring fx

We haven't billed any with POS 11 yet as we've had anterior only so far in the office, but in know I will run into this in the future. Did you use modifier 57 or 25? I think I would have coded the ... [ Read More ]

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