amartinez1
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I need help please. We had patient come into the office for a distal radius fracture and the physician perfomed manipulation to align the fracture and then casted the wrist. An xray was performed to see if the manipulation and the cast is in acceptable position. Unfortunatly it did not hold it together and the patient was then indicated for closed reduction with application of external fixator to be performed the next day.
My question is: The doctor wants to bill for the closed reduction done in the office but my understanding is that if surgery is to follow then only the office visit with the application of the cast can be billed and then the closed reduction with external fixator can be billed for the surgery done the next day. Can someone clear my confusion please.
Also i wanted to know if the cpt be billed for the surgery would be 25605 and 20690 or would it be only 25606. I am confused about the percutaneous skeletal fixation. Op report stated the fracture was reduced with destraction and manipulation but was unstable and he proceeded with exteranl fixation. 2 pins were drilled through the 2nd metacarpal and 2 pins at the distal radius, and the pins were then fitted with an external fixator and wrist was distracted to allow reduction of the comminuted distal radus.
My question is: The doctor wants to bill for the closed reduction done in the office but my understanding is that if surgery is to follow then only the office visit with the application of the cast can be billed and then the closed reduction with external fixator can be billed for the surgery done the next day. Can someone clear my confusion please.
Also i wanted to know if the cpt be billed for the surgery would be 25605 and 20690 or would it be only 25606. I am confused about the percutaneous skeletal fixation. Op report stated the fracture was reduced with destraction and manipulation but was unstable and he proceeded with exteranl fixation. 2 pins were drilled through the 2nd metacarpal and 2 pins at the distal radius, and the pins were then fitted with an external fixator and wrist was distracted to allow reduction of the comminuted distal radus.